LED Parking Lot Lights Buyer's Guide 2021

LED PARKING LOT LIGHTS BUYER’S GUIDE

Keeping a parking lot lit all night can get expensive, especially during times of the year when daylight hours are at a minimum. Getting enough light spread throughout a parking lot is another dilemma many business owners face. Dark spots in parking areas can encourage a criminal element. Walking through a poorly lit parking lot makes employees, customers, and other visitors feel unsafe. It also potentially leaves you open to litigation for accidents that occur in areas without adequate parking lot lighting.

Replacing or upgrading your existing parking lot lights may seem like an exorbitant expense, but can you really afford to not look at your options? Parking lot lighting systems installed more than a decade ago may utilize inefficient lights and cost more to run than new LED alternatives. Utility cost savings, lower maintenance costs, and longer life spans(＞100,000hrs) also give LED lighting options a good ROI that can quickly offset your replacement costs. Let’s see how much we will finally save?

Parking Lot Lux Standard

Here shows that if the parking lot contains ＞400pcs cars, then lux will need average 30lux.

Parking lot classification	Reference level	Level standard lux	Level standard evenness	GR	Ra
Class I: >400pcs	Ground	30	200	50	20
Class II: 251-400pcs	Ground	20	150	50	20
Class III: 101-250pcs	Ground	10	150	50	20
Class IV: <100pcs	Ground	5	75	50	20

Which Kelvin Color to Choose for LED Parking Lot Lights?

There are various colors in which a LED light is available. They are:

3000k – it is a warm white color. This is great for all areas of house and restaurants.
4000K – a natural white light. This is a sharper light that replicates the daylight. It is suitable for business or other areas of work.
5000K – this a white light that is best for large spaces and outdoors. **5000K is most popular color**

What are the different mount types for LED Parking Lot Lights?

Different LED lights mount in different ways. Here are some of the common types of mounting options for parking lot pole lights.

Slip Fit Mount
Arm Mount
Flood Mount
Yoke Mount

All our Parking Lot lights bracket can be customized to meet your installation ways.

Which is a photocell in a parking lot light?

LED PARKING LOT LIGHTS BUYER'S GUIDE

Photocell is mostly used for the LED Street Lights, is a dusk to dawn sensor ensuring the light turns off during the day. It is usually a 3 prong blue cap on the top of the light in standard voltage or yellow in high voltage. A black shorting bypass cap may be used to bypass the photocell for use with a timer or on off switch. NEMA also allows for 5 and 7 prong versions for additional features including dimming.

Do I need a photocell in a parking lot light?

Photocell is a dusk to dawn sensor and can ensure the lights are only on at night. If using with a digital timer that accounts for daylight savings and time of year, then the photocell is not needed. For basic timers it may be a good idea to use both as the photocell can still save energy and money.

What are the replacement wattages for LED Parking Lot Lights?

Existing lights, just replacing

If you have lights in the lot or area already and they are generally well laid out then here are the replacement wattages to use:

To replace old HID parking lot lights with LED, here are the recommended conversions; 1500 watt metal halides or HPS require about 60,000 lumens. Look at LED Parking Lights around 450watts. 1000 watt metal halides or HPS require about 40,000 lumens so look at Lights with 300 watts. 400 watt metal halide led replacement is about 20,000 lumens or our 150 watt LED models. 250 watt Metal haliode or HPS LED replacement is about 10,000 lumens so look for a 90-100 watt LED lights.

How much can you save?

LED VS HID

Comparison Items	300W LED Flood Light	1000W HID
Product Characteristics
Lifetime	100000hrs	12000hrs
Environmental protection	No mercury, no toxic chemicals, no radiation, no UV	Mercury, harmful gases, recycling needed
Lighting quality	No flicker,no glare	Flicker,glare
Analysis of Use-Cost
Power(W)	300	1200
Day Lighting time(h)	10
Quantity(pcs)	27
Power Consumption per day(KWh)	81	324
Energy Saving	75%
5 years Power Consumption (KWh)	147,825	591,300
Electricity Price($)	0.1/KWh
5 years Electricity Saving	$44,347
Maintenance Cost
5 years Maintenance Cost	Free	Huge cost
The above data is only for your reference