Automatic control
Lights follow occupancy, daylight, and shift timing.
LED and network lighting controls
Turn plant lighting into a controlled energy system
LED-only upgrades are not the end of the savings story. Network lighting controls dim, schedule, and shut off fixtures based on occupancy, daylight, and production rhythm—often adding 25–40% lighting energy savings on top of LED.
What this work covers
LED and network lighting controls
EDE has specified network lighting controls since 2008 and includes them in nearly every lighting project. For landlords and manufacturers, lighting can be 20–25% of energy spend. Controlled LED systems last longer, run cooler, and produce the data needed to verify savings.
Energy use over the life of a lighting system is typically more than 80% of its total cost. Lowest first cost is the wrong metric. Lowest total cost of ownership is the one that matters.
In this work
Why add network lighting controls
Longer fixture life
Reduced output and fewer hours can roughly double useful life versus always-on LED.
Production-aware lighting
Idle aisles and unused zones stop wasting light.
Utility-ready projects
Controls often increase rebate value because they deliver more kWh reduction.
Turn-key installation around production
EDE manages audit, design, rebate support, fixture and controls selection, installation, recycling of removed material, and training. Crews are sized to work inside tight windows, including weekend turnarounds. Existing LED systems with 0–10V drivers can often be retrofitted without a full fixture replacement.
Installing efficient equipment is one step. Controlling when and how it operates is another. Where equipment and controls are compatible, occupancy information can inform HVAC operation within agreed comfort, ventilation, humidity, and process requirements. Some noncritical plugged-in equipment can follow occupancy or operating schedules. We help identify suitable loads and define exceptions for equipment that must remain powered.
Production areas, aisles, storage zones, and support spaces have different needs. A useful control strategy accounts for those differences, including safe lighting levels, operating schedules, override needs, and equipment compatibility. Savings depend on existing equipment, operating hours, occupancy patterns, and current settings. EDE evaluates those conditions before presenting an estimate so your team can understand the assumptions behind the business case.
Tell us what equipment you have, when it operates, and which areas remain active when production slows or stops. HVAC, BMS, and heat recovery stay on their own page when that is the primary system.
Primary offer
Request a 30-minute facility energy review
Name, company, and a way to reach you. Tell us which system is keeping you up at night.
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