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Using energy saving Dark Sky fixtures to illuminate your home makes perfect sense. The Dark Sky compliant fixtures are designed to send light only where it’s needed and reduce any secondary illumination. These fixtures effectively reduce extraneous glare as well as light pollution while saving energy. These fixtures help keep the night skies darker and help protecting the wildlife from the effects of light pollution and clutter.

If you have seen how important Dark Sky light fixtures are to your home then you are probably ready to start retrofitting your space with these eco-friendly, energy saving light fixtures. We would be happy to help and are available to answer any questions your make have.

The simplest way to get Dark Sky Compliant lighting is to look for the International Dark-Sky Association’s (IDA) stamp of approval on products as you’re perusing the selections available to you. Otherwise, there are several key features built into night-friendly fixtures you can look for. In a nutshell, you’ll want to check for the following distinctive dark sky features:

1. Fixtures that are made with side and top covers that are solid and opaque. This feature insures that the light is not sent sideways or skyward.

2.Some Dark Sky fixtures use a reflector located in the inside top of the casing that reflects light downward.

3. Choosing fixtures with flat lenses instead of rounded lenses will greatly reduce the glare and any light spillage.

If you already have outdoor lighting that you are pleased with and dread the idea of replacing every single exterior light fixture, you really should think about retrofitting with the use of light shield. They are cylindrical enclosures that cover both the top and the sides of the existing lighting in order to cut the up-lighting. You can usually provide a seamless appear to the exterior of your house since they are available in a wide variety of colors and shapes.

Of course, any time you can save energy, you’ll be cutting your power bill, too. Did you know that nationwide, it is estimated that we waste $1.5 billion worth of light every year! This is due to the huge quantities of light that we send upwards where it’s not needed. Take, for example, the city of San Diego. They recently retrofitted their outdoor light fixtures with full cut-off lighting, and although it took them three years to make back the money they spent on the job (a short return on investment, really), they’re now saving $3 million every year in energy costs.

The city of San Diego decided to do something about this waste of light. They hired a fir to retrofit the city’s outdoor light fixtures to full cut-off lighting. While it did take them three years to make the money back on their investment, they are now saving more that $3 million dollars each year for the cost of energy.

While you have nowhere near the energy bill of San Diego, any wasted light is taking money right out of your pocket. If you were to install full cut-off fixtures that were specifically focused, the number of fixtures needed and your energy costs would decrease. It is very likely that you would also be able to use smaller bulbs in the fixtures since they will be focused downward. Each of these factors will contribute to lower energy costs and more cash in your pocket which is good news considering the constantly rising energy cost.