Fluorescent Ballast, Fluorescent Ballast Kits, Electronic Fluorescent Ballasts

A recent study found that every day around the United States, hundreds of megawatts are wasted due to poor Fluorescent Ballast installation, subpar components, and improper installation.

Why is that important, you ask?

Simple. Fluorescent lighting is all around us. From offices to schools, government buildings, churches, restaurants, retail outlets and many more places you may not even expect. As a matter of fact, since you are reading this right now you should look around and see how many fluorescent fixtures are overhead!

Fluorescent lights are known to be very energy efficient, but without the proper ballast kit they can waste tons of energy. There are three ways that using the right ballast, such as the ballasts available at http://USALight.com, can help save costs and reduce energy consumption.

An efficient, quality electronic fluorescent ballast reduces the losses associated with running a current through a fluorescent tube. Second, they ensure that emanating light produces the correct frequency wavelength – such as 5200K, which is also known as “daylight”. Finally, they will reduce any losses due to bad connections from the electrodes.

Modern fluorescents provide energy saving solutions and reduce emissions harmful to the environment. Information provided by the ENERGY STAR website states that products qualified with the energy star symbol, for example, "use at least 2/3 less energy than standard lighting, generate 70 percent less heat, and last up to 10 times longer." The site also states that each qualified compact fluorescent light (CFL) used prevents over 450 pounds of emissions from power plants. The Mercury contained within the bulbs are not released during normal usage, and are safe for use in home or office.

The Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, in conjunction with the US Department of Energy, performed a study on electronic ballast kits and found that electronic ballast kits, when properly installed and using high quality components, could reduce energy consumption by up to 20%. Furthermore, the environmental benefits to be gained by using electronic fluorescent ballasts (assuming a 75% market share over magnetic ballasts) results in 73 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions avoided, 157 thousand tons of sulfur dioxide emissions avoided, and 144 thousand tons of nitrogen oxide emissions avoided.

So it’s obvious that electronic fluorescent ballasts are the way to go. But where do you go to get high quality, lost cost components for replacement purposes or new construction?

We’ve found that USALight.com provides the best prices and highest quality available on the web. They offer brands such as Universal, GE, Magnetek and Sola. Additionally each fluorescent ballast kit includes a 5 year prorated manufacturers warranty.

Karl Magnusson, marketing director for http://USALight.com said: “We have been in the lighting business for over 30 years. We live and breathe this market, and any incremental benefits we can help our customer achieve is good for everyone involved. It’s great to see the DOE and LBL releasing this information to let everyone know that it saves the planet, not just your pocketbook.”

He continues: “Electronic Fluorescent ballasts burn out every day. The replacement business alone is a huge market, but we need to get the word out that these products provide real savings – to your health, to the earth, and to the bottom line. Electronic fluorescent ballasts are a critical component of your energy savings for two reasons: first, their rate of operation is more controlled; second, electronic fluorescent ballasts operate at cooler temperatures, compared to magnetic ballasts, and can thus reduce office cooling costs. Plus, the bulbs have an average lifespan of 20,000 hours.”

DH Delara has been writing for the Lighting Industry for many years, both online and in print publications.

Find out more at http://usalight.com/ballast-kits/fluorescent-ballasts.html

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