What are LED Lighting Supply Area Lights?

LED Lighting Supply area lights are outdoor lighting fixtures designed to illuminate large areas. These include parking lots, sports facilities, and outdoor storage areas. Our powerful LED Area lights produce a lot of high-quality light and lumens. Our LED area lights are available in various wattages, color temperatures, fixture models, and designs to ensure they meet the requirements of the specific need.

Our lights are all designed to illuminate outdoor spaces. The type of area will dictate the best light to choose. For example, shoebox lighting would be the best option if the area is a parking lot. Flood lights will be a great choice if you are lighting up a large outdoor storage yard.

What are the Benefits of Using LED Lighting Supply Area Lights?

• Energy Efficiency: Our lights will provide significant energy savings and an instant reduction in your lighting bill between 50 – 80% over metal-halide, high pressure sodium, and other types of  HID lighting.
• Utility rebates: Most of our lights are DLC-rated, so that makes them available for potential utility rebates.
• High-Quality Lighting: Our LED area light fixtures are a high-quality, crisp light source (High CRI).
• Maintenance Costs: Our LED lights will dramatically reduce your maintenance costs. There are no bulbs or ballasts to change.
• Optic options: our lights can be equipped with optics for different light distribution patterns.
• Well-lit and safe areas: Our lights will create a well-lit outdoor space. The area will feel safe for employees, patrons, and customers.
• Lifespan for the long run: Our lights will last much longer than metal halide and other HID light sources.
• Controls: Our lights can be equipped with controls like motion sensors and photocells. Photocells allow for dusk to dawn operations and turns on when the sun sets.
• Instant on: Our lights turn on right away, so your areas won't be dark after a power outage.

What Different Types of LED Area Lights Are Available?

• Flood Area Lighting: These flood area lights are versatile and powerful with numerous power options up to 1200 Watts LED and many different mounting options. Several optic packages allow you to cast a narrow to wide beam depending on needs and requirements.
• High Mast Area Lighting: High Mast Area lights are commonly found at ports, airports, and storage container yards. These pole-mounted fixtures are powerful and can disperse light over a large area.
• Shoebox Area Lights: Shoebox lights are pole-mounted fixtures that you will commonly find in parking lots. They are also used in outdoor sports court lighting. Optic packages available allow the lights to be customized for specific applications.
• Pole Top Area Lights: These lights are mounted on top of a pole and light up an area underneath. These lights are perfect for park areas and common city areas.
• Solar Area Lighting: Solar lights are designed to light up outdoor areas where light is needed but grid power is unavailable. Powerful options are available producing up to 20,000 lumens.
• Sports Style Area Lighting: These powerful sports area lights can light up sports fields and other large outdoor areas with lighting that can produce up to 180,000 lumens.
• Wall Mounted Area Lights: These wall-mounted area lights provide general lighting around buildings to provide both security lighting as well as providing a well-lit area for customers, employees, and patrons.

How Many LED Lumens Do You Need To Replace Metal Halide Area Lighting?

Based on our experience, this is a general guideline of LED lumens to replace specific wattage of metal halide fixtures:

• 250-Watt HID / Metal Halide:  9,000 – 12,000 LED lumens
• 400-Watt HID / Metal Halide: 15,000 – 25,000 LED lumens
• 1000-Watt HID / Metal Halide: 35,000 – 50,000 LED lumens
• 1500-Watt + HID / Metal Halide: 50,000 – 90,000 LED lumens

The real answer lies in performing a lighting plan for your outdoor area. We provide those for free.

Need Help? Talk to an LED Area Light Expert.

With so many options and fixtures available, it's hard to decide what option is going to meet your needs and requirements. The sales engineers of LED Lighting Supply are experts in LED Area Lighting. Use our experience and tell us your needs, and we will provide you with the best LED Area Light options for your project or application. We can provide you with a free lighting plan to make sure the area is well-lit and the lighting is balanced.

Completed Commercial Lighting and Industrial Lighting Projects using LED Lighting Supply LED Area Lights

LED Area Lights FAQ

What are LED Area Lights?

Outdoor area lighting encompasses a lot of different types of lighting. It depends on the area being lit up It includes High mast lights, Flood lighting, Wall packs, and Parking lot lights. These lights are all designed to light up small to large outdoor areas. The type of area will dictate the best light to choose. For example, shoebox lighting would be the best option if the area is a parking lot. Flood lights will be a great choice if you are lighting up a large outdoor storage yard.

When Should You Use LED Yard Lights / Area Lighting?

When you have a large area that requires lighting. This could be for security reasons, or for providing general area lighting. LED Area Lights are perfect for large outdoor areas, parking lots, site lighting, walkways loading docks, and any outdoor spaces requiring lighting. It will provide excellent light distribution patterns and sufficient light output and brightness in large spaces.

How Can You Replace 400 Watt Metal Halide with LED Area Lights?

It depends on the type of light you are replacing. We have many LED outdoor fixtures that can replace 400 Watts of HID. Depending on your application, you’ll usually need 15,000 to 25,000 lumens to replace 400 Watts of HID.

How Can You Replace 1000 Watt Metal Halide with LED Area Lights?

It all depends on the type of light you are replacing. We have many fixtures that can replace 1000 Watts. You’ll usually need 38,000 to 50,000+ lumens, depending on your application.

What is Commercial-Grade LED Area Lighting?

Commercial-grade LED area lights are more robust and powerful than products intended for residential usage. These products work in commercial lighting and industrial lighting applications. They are not meant for residential applications. Our Commercial LED Area Lighting and Industrial Area Lighting fixtures come with ( at least ) a 5-year warranty.

Are LED Area Lights Available for Industrial Environments?

Yes, we offer high-impact, high-power, and High-Temperature lights. We also have explosion-proof lights for hazardous locations where the risk of explosion could occur.

What is a Good Way to Reduce Glare with LED Area Lighting?

Consider using a top and side shield. Not all fixtures offer this as an option. Shielding won't eliminate glare but will reduce glare in most cases.

Are LED Area Lights Wet Weather Rated?

Most are. Look for a fixture's IP Ratings.  It's a measurement of a fixture’s dust and waterproofing abilities. For water and wet weather applications, look for fixtures that have an IP65 to IP68 rating.

Are LED Area Light Dark Sky Compliant?

Dark sky compliance is a set of rules designed to ensure light does not leak outwards or upwards. Keeping the lights pointing down is a good start. Reducing glare is also important. Your local city or town zoning department is the best place to start. They will confirm if your outdoor area lights need to be dark sky compliant. Not all lights are designed to meet dark sky compliance. We can assist you in finding the right area lighting option for your needs.