What are you waiting for? The Top 10 reasons to go LED
Dual Mode Medium Intensity LED beacon
Background
Your towers are a valuable and critical asset that are essential in helping achieve your business objectives. The obstruction lighting system and associated FCC/FAA compliance on your tower is essential to your success. Every tower owner is looking for a reliable solution that minimizes costs over the long-term. If you have not yet switched to LEDs on your tower, here are the top 10 reasons you should upgrade your incandescent or Xenon systems to LED now:
10. Environmental – Bulbs use filaments and glass to convert energy into light whereas LEDs use a semiconductor device called a diode and emit photons. The process to manufacture LEDs minimizes environmental impact compared to legacy technology as LEDs have no hazardous materials, are mercury & lead free and are compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS1).
9. Birds – Upgrading to LEDs allow you the opportunity to fully comply with Avian Lighting Regulations, which help to prevent unnecessary avian deaths. Here is an article on Avian Lighting Regulations which provides more detail.
8. Light Pollution – Light Pollution reduction is achieved with the Dialight medium intensity lighting beacon which utilizes a patented method which minimizes light pollution to those on the ground.
Patented technology projects light outward and up,
decreasing light pollution on the ground.
7. Functional – LEDs by their nature have multiple mechanical and functional benefits including: shock and vibration resistant, no fragile glass or filament, instant on/off function and resistant to extreme climates.
6. Storms: Small LED profiles are less susceptible to heavy winds and the Dialight LEDs used by LumenServe℠ have a warranty against lightning strikes.
5. High Intensity – LEDs are now available for high intensity lighting systems (typically towers 700’+ above ground level). LEDs are a proven and reliable solution. The higher the tower the more cost effective it is to switch to LEDs. In addition to the lower labor costs of a more reliable system, high intensity towers require a much larger energy budget which means more savings when switching to LEDs.
4. Paint – For certain painted towers (FAA Style A), upgrading to LEDs allows you the opportunity to Never Paint Your Tower Again by switching to a dual mode lighting system. This is an opportunity for big, long term savings, especially if you are due for a new paint job on your tower.
3. Low Price – Pricing is optimal now. With tariff wars and uncertain commodity prices possible, you should upgrade to LEDs now to lock in the savings and eliminate any risk of price volatility.
2. Energy – LEDs are high output lights that operate at a fraction of wattage of the old incandescent/xenon bulbs. Older technologies release much of their energy as heat, whereas LED technology converts a much higher portion of the input wattage into light. LED provide estimated energy savings of ~90% compared to incandescent bulbs.
1. As a Service – Switching to LEDs on your tower is now available “as a service” meaning no up-front capital solutions. There are also no up-front cost solutions that include $1 end of term system purchase. LumenServe’s revolutionary Tower Lighting as a Service means you can upgrade to a new LED lighting system that is fully maintained under an Assurance Warranty and have all your compliance and monitoring requirements handled. The solution provides peace of mind and frees you up to focus on the other important aspects of your business.
More Information on our Portal
LumenServe’s FAA Regulations Portal contains all the important links to Federal obstruction lighting regulations for your towers including:
- Full color FAA Lighting System Illustrations for each of the most common tower styles.
- Links to helpful FCC/FAA tower related sites.
- All the links to the current and previous FAA Circulars which govern obstruction lighting (AC 70/7460).
- Request an FAA Tower Lighting Compliance Illustration – the industry’s best illustration to help simplified tower lighting compliance.
We hope our article on the Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to LEDs is helpful. Remember that LumenServe can help you analyze the costs and benefits of all your options. Also, do not forget, as the nation’s first Tower Lighting as a Service® company, LumenServe can provide qualified customers with a lighting solution that requires no-upfront costs.
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