Independence LED’s New 2016 Pricing on LED High Bay Lighting earns Highest Lumens per Dollar Ranking over Warrantied Life

GREENandSAVE Staff

Posted on Sunday 3rd January 2016

Pennsylvania based Independence LED Lighting announced the 2016 pricing for its American Made LED High Bay lighting fixtures that are DesignLights Consortium (DLC) listed on the Qualified Products List (QPL). Given the high output, the new 2016 lower price points, and the 10 year warranty on the Independence High Bay LED lights, the GREENandSAVE research team has found that the fixtures deliver the Highest Lumens per Dollar over the Warrantied Life. This lumen/dollar metric ranks the products at the top of the global market in this specific LED lighting category for industrial facilities like warehouses and distribution centers.

Gymnasiums are also well suited for LED High Bays given that for decades they have used either High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps or multi-tube fluorescent fixtures that are all typically less energy efficient than the latest generation of LED technology. For details on the latest series of Independence LED High Bay lighting with different output levels and options see: http://independenceled.com/led-high-bay-lighting-2016-q1/

Since launching in 2007, GREENandSAVE has taken a leadership role in researching and determining the value of “Green” technology by ranking Return on Investment (ROI) for energy saving products. (For examples beyond lighting see: http://www.greenandsave.com/master_roi_table.html and http://www.greenandsave.com/greenoffice/master_roi)

To date, the lighting industry has largely used lumens per watt (lm/w) as a guiding metric to determine fixture value. Lm/w is similar to miles per gallon (mpg) for vehicles, but it does not take into account cost. When buyers consider purchasing a car, the fuel efficiency is typically relevant, but mpg is only part of the decision relative to the total cost, features, and warranty on the vehicle. Lumens per dollar is a way to link the output of the light to the cost, and lumens per dollar over the warrantied life is a guide to determine lifecycle value and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

“We are pleased that energy analysts and the commercial lighting industry are starting to better understand ‘value’ relative to output, cost, and warrantied life,” said Charlie Szoradi, CEO of Independence LED, “Lumens per dollar over the protected warranty period make sense as an evaluation metric, especially for LED High Bay lights where the cost of replacement labor is a maintenance factor along with energy savings.”

TIPS for buyers of Commercial and Industrial LED Lighting:

#1: Ask your supplier or the manufacturer to see the specification sheets and warranty language on the products. This lets you compare the fixture data “apples to apples.” Buyer beware on warranties, since many lighting warranties include “fine print” that limit the number of hours of operation, have high diode failure percentage levels, or have restrictions on transferability, etc.

#2: Ask your supplier or manufacturer about financing options, since you may have opportunities for cash flow positive savings even if you have not budgeted for LED lighting retrofits.

#3: Order LED fixture samples for yourself to see the output in your own facility, and ask in advance about the return policy so that you just pay for what you want to use in your buildings.

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