Making Hanover Central High a Safer School
Cedar Lake, IN
Millies recently worked on a project to determine possible upgrades to the parking lot lighting at several buildings in the Hanover School district. One of these buildings was the Hanover Central High School. The school has existing lighting at this location but it is outdated and nearing the end of its life cycle. Millies was contracted to review the existing locations and provide a possible upgrade strategy that focused on providing sufficient lighting levels while reducing the wattage to provide energy savings.
We were able to use LED fixtures to replace the existing metal halide lamps. This provided an increase in light output while still allowing us to reduce the energy being used to light the same area. Additionally, we were able to increase the lumen output while re-using existing pole locations. We were even able to reduce the number of poles required in several areas of the parking lot.
Highlights:
Poles removed: 5
Energy savings: Approximately $3,750/year
Light fixture used: Visionaire – Bow LX LED
This project was a great example of how LED fixtures can help reduce energy costs in outdoor lighting applications. The owner could visualize the cost savings and will be able to pay for most of the upgrade by using the money saved in reduced monthly energy costs.