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Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?

Lighting Comparison

• Sports lighting projects require very specific lighting solutions. While it may be tempting to purchase less expensive “conventional” flood lights to illuminate your sports field, courts, and facilities, sports lights are well worth the initial investment for many reasons. General flood lighting is great for certain applications, however conventional flood light fixtures are rarely able to meet the lighting needs of outdoor sports facilities.
• Sports Field Lights are similar to conventional flood lights in that they both illuminate large outdoor areas. However, there are many differences in terms of beam spreads, lumen output, light quality and light levels, mounting height, impact ratings, surge protection, warranties, and wireless control capability.
• We'll dive into the more significant differences below. But first, we'll define outdoor sports field lighting and conventional flood lighting, because many times these words are often used together or interchangeably, when in reality, they are two totally different types of LED light fixtures and they provide solutions for different problems.

Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?

Light Quality & Light Levels

• Lighting designers have learned that the size and speed of an object significantly impacts an individual’s ability to locate/detect a moving object. Therefore, activities that utilize smaller objects that move at high velocities compared to the participant (such as a football, baseball, soccer, tennis,) mean it is much more difficult to see balls or other playing objects under low or reduced lighting conditions.
• The Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNA) and other sports governing organizations (e.g., NCAA) have established sports field foot-candle recommendations for different sports and recreational activities. The most well-known recommendations are included in the IES RP-6-15 Sports and Recreational Area Lighting.
• IES RP-6-15 Sports and Recreational Area Lighting provides, foot candle and uniformity recommendations for the design of sports lighting systems. The first factor in determining the appropriate light levels is to determine the "Classification of Play", which is based on spectator capacity:
• IES Specifications for SPorts Fields & Venues Table Chart Stouch Branded 1 2 105-1
• Class I applies to high-level competitions with many spectators in the stands such as professional and Division I collegiate sports. IES suggests at least 75 Foot Candles as a general rule.
• Class II applies to competition with a medium amount of spectators in the stands such as D2 & 3 collegiate sports. IES suggests at least 50 Foot Candles for this class as a general rule.
• Class III applies to local club and recreational competitions where there are some provisions for spectators such as high school. IES recommends at least 30 Foot Candles for this class.
• Class IV applies to club and recreational competitions where there are limited to no provisions for spectators. This includes community rec fields, youth club facilities, and elementary schools.
• IES RP-6-15 recommendations include guidelines for a variety of activities ranging from tennis to football. Each sport or activity has a different foot-candle recommendation, as well as each class. Here are a few examples below:
• Sports Lighting Foot Candle Recommendations Stouch Branded Final
• The NCAA also came out with their own recommended light levels for specific sports. You can explore every NCAA lighting recommendation here.
• Other governing bodies developed their own lighting recommendations including FIFA (soccer), IFT (Tennis), US Soccer Foundation (Soccer), FIH (Hockey), and more.

Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?

Save energy and reduce high cost

• 240 watt led outdoor stadium lighting have anti glare measures, and lamps and accessoriesmeet the environmental requirements
• LED light for stadium of high strength, corrosion resistance, and electrical accessories to meet the requirements of heat resistance
• Reduced Costs Creating a more sustainable sports stadium becomes that much more possible with stadium LED floodlights.
• With energy savings up to 75%, you can reduce a tremendous amount of energy consumption.
• Also reduce cost with LED sport lights from longer lifespans by 2-3x, reduced maintenance costs, and rebates
• Improved Fan Experience Creating a unique stadium experience is now possible with LED stadium lighting. Create an experience that is professional, sustainable, and enjoyable for all fans.
• Safety and Security With an increase in light quality and output, visibility becomes better. This creates better safety in two ways: for the players and the visitors.
• By enabling players to see better on the field or court, they will better be able to avoid potential accidents with LED sports field lighting.
• In the same way, fans and visitors can feel safer in the stadium or in the parking lot with well-lit areas.

Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?

Surge Protection

• Electrical surge is a sudden spike of electricity within electrical circuits and they can take a massive toll on all electrical devices that are connected to that circuit. Even the toughest LED sports lights and LED flood lights are affected by electrical surges. Surges cause wires and components to overheat, melt and short circuit, all of which are destructive to the components inside LEDs.
• Outdoor sports field light fixtures should have a minimum of 20kV/10kA surge protection and be compliant with ANSI C136.2-2015 Extreme, ANSI C82.77-5-2015 High Exposure, and IEEE C62.41.2 Location Category C High Exposure.
• Higher surge protection is something that applies to both sports lights and flood lights. However, higher surge protection is more standard on sports lights for two reasons:
• Higher poles increase exposure to lighting strikes and because they’re mounted so high, the cost to replace the fixture (labor-wise) is much higher. Therefore, you'll want to reduce the likelihood that a fixture will fail.
• Strong surge protection devices cost more and standard flood light fixtures usually do not offer this feature.

Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?

Final Thoughts

• In summary, led sport lights provide a significantly better value over commercial flood lighting for outdoor sports lighting applications. LED sports lighting is a more cost-effective way to provide appropriate foot-candle and light levels that ensure a safe and competitive playing surface. If you're deciding between standard or LED flood lights and LED sport lights, we can help you decide whether LED sport lights are worth the investment for your organization.
• Sports lighting is complex and different combinations of power, lumen output, and beam angle produce vastly different outcomes. Every sports project is unique, which is why the right lighting solution matters. At Stouch Lighting, we take into account everything in your space to provide optimum illumination.
• When upgrading your field, court, or stadium lighting, it's important to make sure you're looking for the right solutions. At Stouch Lighting, we can help you choose the right lighting for your project and also help navigate the retrofit and conversion process from start to finish. Our lighting specialists can help you choose the right products for product-only projects, or, we can help you develop a plan from start to finish with Specialized Photometrics and implementation plans.
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Why LED sports lights are more expensive than flood lights?