It is quite common for store operators to be unaware of the significant impact that lighting has on energy consumption. Due to the premium costs of providing chilled or frozen warehouse storage, it is extremely important that cold store operators not only optimise the use of available pallet space, but to make certain that the building is operating to the highest form of energy efficiency possible.
How Lighting Can Affect your Warehouse Storage
It is a commonly known fact that the installation of effective insulation and the adoption of loading and unloading efficiency practices for the security of cold air in the building is key to keeping cold warehouse storage costs down to a minimum. However, it is rather surprising that many cold warehouse storage operators fail to consider that lighting also pays a significant role in energy consumption in the warehouse.
Inefficient traditional lighting affects the costs of cold warehouse storage in many ways, but for the most part they require more energy to provide the necessary brightness, and in turn generate heat. This is quite clearly counter-productive within a chilled room environment. On top of this, they are often rather costly to keep well maintained.
Choosing the Right Light
Opting for LED light sources, on the other hand, is a better solution for cold warehouse storage as it consumes less energy and produces less heat than traditional lighting. They also have no need for lamp replacements, and they emit light immediately, quite importantly so.
Many of the more aged cold warehouse storage facilities tend to be lit by sodium or metal-halide luminaire technology. In comparison to modern LED lighting systems, there are many disadvantages. One of which is the fact that in order to give off the necessary light throughout the space, the lights have to remain on for long periods of time, generating unnecessary heat.
Modern LED lighting, however, thrives in colder temperatures, and increase in efficiency as the temperature drops. As sodium fittings consume three times the amount that LED would, it is obvious to see the financial savings you would acquire in the long run if you made the switch.
Small Benefits go a Long Way
Though lighting requirements in cold warehouse storage tends to be low, adding better lighting can provide a list of benefits to operation. Simple day to day tasks such as reading labels and storage documents will become easier by creating a brighter atmosphere.
However, when factoring in low consumption of energy and production of heat being reduced, it is easy to see why it would be beneficial for any cold warehouse storage related business to implement them into operation.
Optimise the Space
It is also important that cold warehouse storage is to be used as efficiently as possible in the space available. The less space needed to pay for storage, the more savings will be made for the business as cold storage can be rather costly to run. Getting the correct storage system is important, but this is easily achievable when you shop with a storage solutions company who can assist you in making the most efficient decisions possible for your warehouse storage.
So get in touch with Monarch Shelving Ltd today. Our range of brand new and second hand pallet racking and storage solutions are suitable for any warehouse, and by talking to one of our experts you will receive all the information you need to put together a warehouse storage solution that works in line with your business.
