A commercial parking lot demands proper lighting. With a good lighting design and installation you will have a safer and more inviting parking area. A dark parking lot is often bad news. In a dark or poorly lit parking lot, more car accidents, injuries, and crimes are reported. For an owner of a commercial property, you can find yourself liable for any problems that may have occur on your parking lot. Simon Electric would like share how to design a proper parking lot lighting system to ensure you have a quality parking lot.

Types of Lighting Fixtures

In a parking lot, the lights used are historically HID lights and is the common light fixture still in use today. However, with modern advances, the best lighting options now are LED lights. LED lights have become more and more popular over the past few years. This is because LED lights last much longer and are more reliable. They also use far less energy. However, when designing the lighting for your parking lot, you will see the upfront cost of installing LED will be more than HID. It is strongly recommended to install LED lights even though there may be more upfront costs. LED will save you money in the long run as they require less energy and maintenance. If you are faced with choosing between HID and LED lights, we would recommend LED lights.

Light Pole Design & Positioning

When the light poles throughout a parking lot are designed, as the owner there are a few considerations you must know. The position and number of light poles used in a parking lot are determined by the type of bulbs, reflectors if present and the wattage of the light fixtures. It is important to provide adequate lighting. If you do not want a parking lot overrun with light poles, make sure to seek out bulbs and light fixtures that provide good light coverage.

Parking Lot Lighting Aesthetics

You can create a unique appearance of your parking lot by using lighting alone. The type of poles can bring an architectural beauty to the parking lot. Additionally, there are other lighting options such as bulb color and landscape lighting which can help enhance the beauty of a parking lot. Often parking lots look very sterile and boring. You can create a unique aesthetics for your parking lot with the right lighting design.

Surge Protection

Along with a good light design and installation, a commercial parking lot should also consider surge protection. Both HID and LED light fixtures or lamps are very sensitive to lightning strikes or power surges. Often a power surge can cause the lamps to burn out and require replacement. Instead of investing money every time a power surge damages your parking lot lamps, consider installing a power surge protection system. A power surge protection system will prevent parking lot lamps from burning out.

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There is a lot to consider when designing a parking lot lighting system. When you have a parking lot with poor lighting or you are currently developing a commercial building and parking lot and you need lighting design and installation services, contact Simon Electric today.