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The Complete Guide To Tunable Lighting

LED lighting technology has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade. It has not only become more efficient but also more functional. One of these developments is called tunable lighting....

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How LEDs Pay for Themselves

One of the most common hurdles on large projects for customers is funding sources. For sports fields, grants sometimes do not come through. For industrial projects, sometimes cash gets reallocated...

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7 Winning Work Habits for an Electrician

It’s not enough to possess good technical skills to be a successful electrician. They are important but there are other attributes that you can bring to the job that are just as important to your...

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The 15 Best Podcasts for Contractors

Podcasting has exploded, and with good reason. Podcasts come in the form of digital audio and/or video files that can be downloaded or streamed on various devices. You can listen to or view them on...

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The History of LED Lights

These days, LED lighting can be found just about everywhere. The light-emitting diode (LED) is currently the most energy-efficient lighting technology available. It is one of the most rapidly...

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LED Lighting Statistics to Know In 2023

LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are on their way to becoming king of the global lighting market. Lighting technologies like incandescent, halogen, and fluorescent are slowly being phased out and, in...

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The Best Lighting Audit Software

As a lighting industry expert, one of the best things that you can do for your customers is to demonstrate how energy-efficient lighting systems can help save on energy costs and provide an impact...

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Understanding Watts, Volts, and Amps

Electricity can be difficult to understand. Here are some electrifying terms everyone should learn. Most of the electrical terminology that’s used relates to one another in some way. Understanding...

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Video Resources

We are constantly adding new videos to Our YouTube Channel. Check back to this page often to see new videos on the latest and greatest in Commercial Lighting, Industrial Lighting and Sports...

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Lighting Certifications Explained

There are many certifications that demonstrate key knowledge of the various facets of the lighting industry. They provide assurance that a lighting professional is competent and proficient in their...

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Buyer Beware – LED Purchases Gone Wrong

Over the past several years, we have received phone calls, emails, and chats from customers that have asked us to help them solve bad LED purchases. Others have asked us to unravel installation...

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Commercial Shop Lighting Buyer’s Guide

Some settings require special lighting configurations and workshops are among them. The tasks that are performed in workshops need to have bright, high-quality lighting because they require...

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Commercial Flood Lighting Buyers Guide

Selecting and purchasing flood lights to illuminate outdoor areas can be a tricky endeavor. Why is that? It’s because the term “flood light” is very general. The type of flood light fixture that you...

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Warehouse Lighting Buyer’s Guide

​​Commercial and industrial warehouses all over the country are realizing that switching to LED lighting can greatly reduce energy costs and improve employee efficiency. ​​It is no secret that LED...

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Buyer’s Guide to High Bay Lights

High Bays have become the cornerstone of indoor commercial and industrial lighting for large indoor facilities. Until around 2005, the primary type of lighting technology used for high bays was HID...

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Buyer’s Guide to Parking Lot Lights

Anyone who owns or manages a commercial property knows that it’s important to properly illuminate parking areas. Parking lots require good quality lighting not only so that workers and visitors can...

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Buyers Guide to Canopy Lights

Looking to convert your existing metal halide or high pressure sodium lighting to LED? Are you unsure of whether the time or investment is worth it? We put together this comprehensive guide on some...

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LED Lighting Equivalency Chart

If you know anything about LED lighting, you likely know that LEDs are considered to be energy-efficient fixtures that help save money on electrical costs. And, although that is not the only benefit...

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Buyers Guide to Low Bay Lights

What are Low Bay Lights? Low Bay light fixtures are designed as a source of light for indoor spaces. These lights are commonly found installed on ceilings that range in height from 10 to 20 feet...

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Sports Field Lighting Design Guide

From soccer fields and baseball diamonds to sports fields, tennis courts, and basketball courts, powerful field and stadium lights along with narrow beam flood lighting are used to support safety...

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Office Lighting Design Guide

Upgrade Your Office Lighting with LEDs Office lighting is more complex than you might think at first glance. It needs to do the obvious, provide lighting. However, it must also accomplish many other...

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Buyers Guide to NSF-Rated Lighting

Everything in the food and beverage manufacturing industry must be tested and approved for safe use around the products we consume, even the lighting. It's imperative you understand the food...

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Guide to Factory Lighting

Understanding the right lighting that spaces like manufacturing plants, factories and other facilities need is very crucial for the owners as well as the electricians who carry out the process. The...

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Commercial Natatorium Lighting Guide

Navigating Swimming Pool Lighting Any industrial or commercial facility presents its own unique challenges. But, perhaps one of the most interesting of all is the challenge of lighting natatoriums...

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Guide to LED Lighting Rebates by State

As the world’s population continues to grow, so does its need for a power supply. This constant strain on resources has power companies turning to their patrons for help and even offering them money...

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Foot Candle Chart

What is a Foot Candle? A great place to start is with the definition. For those of you who may not be familiar with them, a foot candle is how light intensity is measured. One foot candle is...

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Guide to Industrial Lighting Design

As any facility manager knows, industrial facilities pose very unique lighting challenges. From lumber and metal production to the aerospace industry, the term “industrial” encompasses many...

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Vapor Proof Lighting Buyers Guide

Vapor proof lights are luminaries that are shock-proof, waterproof, and dustproof. They come in many different styles and varying levels of water and dust protection. An LED Vapor proof light takes...

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Lighting Audit Checklist

If you’re a facilities manager, you likely perform periodic checkups of the heavy machinery and other equipment that you use daily. But there might be a large aspect of your daily operating...

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Industrial Energy Audit Checklist

The scale of industrial energy use in the US is significant. A 2021 study by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed that the American industrial sector made up around 35% of total...

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Guide to Lighting in Airports

A lit-up airport in the middle of the night is a sight to see, whether it brings a feeling of wanderlust or the dread of a red-eye flight. In technical terms, this lighting is referred to as airport...

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How to Become an Electrician

Electrician Career Path: Let's Get Started! As one of the largest industries in the country, the electrical contracting industry is worth more than $130 billion each year. There are 70,000 +...

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Highway Lighting Guide

Lighting Up the Road to Somewhere Highway lighting plays an important role in ensuring that the roadways are safe for drivers by ensuring that the streets are visible, even at night. Highway...

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Color Temperature Explained

Although people overlook it, they should always consider the difference between color temperatures. This is a very significant factor when you install new LED lighting fixtures. It’s possible for...

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Color Rendering Index Explained

Things to know about CRI. If you’ve been shopping for LEDs, you may have come across the term "CRI" or “Color Rendering Index”.  Knowing what CRI is, and how important it is, will help you make a...

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Why Upgrade to LED Lighting?

Advancements in technology across the board have let people live more efficient lives. Whether it be the accessibility of a smartphone or the fuel efficiency of a car, technology lets us do more...

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Converting Fluorescent Shop Lights to LED

The Shop Upgrade You Should Consider - Fluorescent Lights to LED Are you still using fluorescent lighting options in your facility or workshop? If yes, you are not alone. Most shops have used or...

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Electrical Contractor Training Program

Exam Prep for Electrical Contractors Are you an electrical contractor and looking to get classroom training? Get your certification? Upgrade your qualifications? LED Lighting Supply has partnered...

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Metal Halide vs LED

13 Reasons LED Wins (Especially No. 3) It's 2023, so it's common knowledge that converting from a Metal Halide Lamp (HID) lighting to LED (light emitting diodes) lighting will save you money. The...

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The Cost of Not Converting Lights to LED

Thinking about converting to LED? Not sure if the benefits of the conversion outweigh the cost of conversion? We put this post together to help you work through the costs and benefits of making the...

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LED Frequently Asked Questions

LED lights are much more energy efficient than all other lighting technologies that came before them. This includes metal halide, high-pressure sodium, CFL, fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen...

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12 Best Forums for Electricians in 2023

Electrical contractors are familiar with running into problems that they don’t know how to solve. The thing that sets people in this industry apart though is how good they are at finding a solution....

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5+ Best Electrician Blogs & Websites in 2022

Professional electricians aren’t the type of people who find their job getting stagnant. There are always new challenges, industry trends, and changing regulations to keep track of. So how can they...

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LED vs Fluorescent Office Lighting

What’s the Best Lighting for an Office Environment? Office lighting can be a little tricky. You’ll need to provide bright light to perform precision tasks, but the light can’t have a glare or be...

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IP Rating and LED Light Fixtures

Shopping for LED commercial and industrial lighting can be confusing. There are many different factors to consider, but the good news is that you’ve already made a good choice by deciding to switch...

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Metal Halide Fixtures

A metal halide fixture is a commercial or industrial light that has five main parts: The fixture type, such as high bay, shoebox, flood light, wall pack, and canopy light. The bulb, that screws into...

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20 Tips on LED Lights

We compiled a list of helpful LED Tips for your benefit and hopefully, you might learn some useful things about LED lighting. Our tips include everything from helpful hints when it comes to...

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Lighting Guide for Education Institutions

Nowhere is good lighting needed than in educational institutions. It not only improves the concentration of the students, but it also enhances safety for all the people in the institution. Research...

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How Lighting Controls Are Changing Lighting

As LED technology continues to grow by leaps and bounds, the world of lighting keeps on changing. And as more businesses and organizations embrace LED technology, they realize they can save even...

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Lumen Depreciation and LED Lighting

When we talk about replacing lights, we try to reduce the current costs that old, inefficient lights incur. We also try to keep (if not improve) the current quality of light in place. Here are some...

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Converting to LED – S/P Ratios

A lot of the time, we are asked what is the equivalent LED is to convert from Metal Halide. Typically, we have a product in mind that works based on previous experience. But how did we come up with...

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Do Dimmer Switches Save Power?

What is a dimmer switch? Dimmer switches give you the ability to change the amount of light that a fixture produces. Thus, it allows you to have control over the amount of light in a room or space....

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Lighting Maintenance Factor Explained

What Does Maintenance Factor Mean? When it comes to buying LED lighting products for an industrial or commercial facility, there are various factors to consider. Among all of them, Lighting...

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Lighting Terminology Glossary

Common Terms Used in the Lighting Industry ANSI (American National Standards Institute) A private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary instructions and sets performance...

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Busting Electricity Myths

In the world of electricity, there are prevalent myths that are passed around and are occurring far too often without any evidence that they are the truth. So, with this post, we are busting these...

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How to Reduce your Carbon Footprint

A carbon footprint is the sum of all greenhouse gases emitted by a single individual based on their lifestyle and activities. Additionally, you can also calculate a carbon footprint for a company, a...

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