Choosing any lighting system, whether for a retrofit or for a new facili-ty, is a daunting task, and cost is usually an important factor.

While LED luminaires may seem, initially, to be a more expensive grow light option, a careful analysis demonstrates just how quickly costs from a high-quality Illumitex LED lights system can be recouped, and how quickly increased crop yields will send profits soaring.

One of the most critical factors to consider when choosing between HPS and LED is energy costs. Here’s why energy costs are much higher with HPS than with LED:

• Additional energy costs to combat the excessive heat that HPS lights generate.

• HPS fixtures’ higher wattage means higher energy consumption and higher bills. 2x wattage = 2x energy consumption.

• Related to energy costs, new facilities using HPS incur considerable capital costs from the additional HVAC systems needed to cool the facility. Maintenance costs on these additional systems are no drop in the bucket, either.

And while it may seem small, the cost of replacing two HPS bulbs per fixture per year can add up to considerable expense.

Illumitex LED grow lights ROI

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Illumitex LED grow lights will save you money—fast.

6-month payback

in retrofit applications

3-month payback in new

installations

Not only do LEDs save you money in energy costs, they also make you money — lots of money — through the extra yield you’ll get. Properly tuned LED lights will:

• Speed the grow time of your crop, allowing you to get through more cycles in a given period

• Significantly increase the yield of your plants

Utilizing a careful and thorough analysis, Illumitex has determined that, simply put, an Illumitex LED grow light offers you a 6-month payback in retrofit applications and a 3-month payback in new instal-lations. And, on a retrofit, even if you don’t include any productivity gain — if you just look at energy and HVAC savings alone — you’ll see a 2.7-year payback.

The calculations we undertook during our LED ROI analysis are long, arduous and proprietary. But if you’d like more detail, give us a call at 512-279-5020.

Illumitex Grow Light ROI

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Retrofit New

Energy savings alone

2.7 years

1.4 months

Energy savings + increased yield

6 months

3 months

LED ROI: How fast?