LED Lighting Guides
Practical, numbers-based guides on LED upgrades for Australian commercial and industrial facilities. No marketing spin — just the maths and the things suppliers won't always tell you.
LED Emergency Exit and Safety Lighting Compliance in Australia: The Full AS 2293 Guide
The green charging light on your emergency fitting is not a compliance test. Here's what AS/NZS 2293 actually requires — 90-minute battery testing, self-test luminaires, exit sign rules, and the failures that auditors find most often.
LED Lighting for Cold Storage and Refrigerated Warehouses: The Full Specification Guide
LEDs get more efficient as temperature drops — up to 15% more output at -25°C. Spec fittings that survive thermal cycling and slash both lighting and refrigeration bills.
HPS Street Lighting to LED: How the US Got It Wrong and What Australia Should Specify
The US rushed in with 5000K blue-white LEDs and triggered an AMA health warning and costly retrofits. Here's the CCT specification that avoids repeating it.
LED High Bay Payback Period by Australian State
SA pays back in under 12 months. QLD takes two years. Full state-by-state table: tariff, rebate and net payback for 50 × 400W metal halide to 150W LED.
Fluorescent Lamps Are Being Banned in Australia: What It Means for Your Building
147 countries. One deadline. Europe already banned T8 and T5 in 2023. Australia's 2026–2027 deadline is here and supply is tightening now.
Metal Halide to LED: Three Things Your Quote Probably Got Wrong
The 150W-replaces-400W substitution table is wrong by a significant margin. Plus: why lm/W specs are routinely overstated, and the VEU "free fitting" quality trap.
T8 Fluorescent to LED: What the Free VEU Upgrade Didn't Include
The ballast is still your problem, the lm/W numbers are optimistic, and free VEU T8 installs often leave the dodgy part right where it was. Here's what to check.
Free LED Upgrades: How ESS, VEU and REPS Actually Work — and Who's Really Paying
The government can't force you to upgrade your lights, so instead they force retailers to pay for it. Here's the full picture — how certificates are made, how installers profit, and how to make sure you get a quality job rather than someone else's minimum spec.
SA REPS LED Lighting: Why South Australia Has Australia's Fastest LED Payback
SA has the highest electricity prices in the country and a scheme that makes LED upgrades almost free. The 2026–2030 round just kicked off — here's how REPS works and what to check before you sign off on anything.
More guides coming soon
NSW Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) in depth, LED office lighting ROI, and LED lighting for car parks and outdoor areas.
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