Cold Storage Warehouses

Cold Storage Warehouse Lighting

With electricity costs rising rapidly, cold storage warehouses are looking to reduce operating costs by upgrading their current lighting systems with more energy efficient alternatives.  Reduction of maintenance costs is also an important objective, most cold storage warehouses have 1000 watt high bay metal halide fixtures installed and there are a number of common issues associated with this technology.

Cold Storage Warehouse

The light (lumens) depreciates rapidly so light levels, although adequate in the beginning, becomes dim and unacceptable and the light produced is rather yellow in color. Lamps and ballasts need frequent changes, an expensive task which requires renting bucket lifts and hiring electricians. Finally, these fixtures are not considered energy efficient, lamps and ballasts consumes an incredible 1150 watts of electricity to produce light.  So what is the right choice in energy efficient lighting for cold storage warehouses?  Global induction high bay lighting fixtures are the logical choice for a variety of reasons:

Huge Energy Savings:  Global lights save more than 60% on electricity costs compared to metal halide lights, a very important consideration as electricity costs continue to rise rapidly.

Low Cost:  Compared to LED technology, Global Induction Lights generally cost 50% less than comparable LED fixtures.

Eliminates Maintenance Costs:  Metal halide fixtures would require 5 or 6 lamp and ballast replacements compared to none for Global induction fixtures during their 100,000 hour lifetime.

Long Life:  Global fixtures are rated to last an incredible 100,000 hours, the longest life of any energy efficient commercial lighting fixture, much longer than LED or ordinary florescent technology.

Better Light Output:  Global induction lights produce consistent bright white light output over a long period of time compared to metal halide technology.

HVAC Savings: Global induction lights operate at a much cooler temperature of about 140 degrees compared to metal halide which can reach temperatures of 1600-2000 degrees which is especially important for HVAC savings in cold storage facilities.

Product Selection:   In addition to highbays, Global induction lights come in a wide range of fixture types, lamp color temperatures and wattages from 40-400 watts for most applications. Fixtures include wall packs, flood lights and parking lot lighting to name a few examples.

Better Color Rendering:  Colors are brighter and more vivid, bar codes are easier to read and subtle color differences are more apparent with Global induction lights.

Environmental Considerations:  Mercury is harmful for the environment and unlike metal halide lamps which contain liquid mercury; Global induction lamps contain no harmful liquid mercury. Global induction lights also last for 100,000 hours and are recyclable which results in significantly less waste in our landfills.

Global induction lights are the right energy efficient and long lasting lighting choice for cold storage warehouses.