Lighting Catalog - Helping the Environment with Hinkley Outdoor Lanterns

HINKLEY’S ENERGY STAR (EST) PROGRAM

ENERGY STAR qualified lighting provides bright, warm light but uses about 75 percent less energy than standard lighting, produce 75 percent less heat, and bulbs lasts up to 10 times longer.

Hinkley Energy Star® qualified lighting fixtures are equipped with GU24 sockets and include self-ballasted, compact fluorescent bulbs. CFL bulbs use about 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. Each fixture also features a daylight sensing photocell, which prevents the fixture from being illuminated during daylight hours, maximizing the fixture’s energy-saving potential.

By choosing Energy Star qualified lighting fixtures from Hinkley Lighting, you will save money on energy bills and bulb replacements. With these fixtures, bulbs last 10,000 hours (about seven years of regular use). Hinkley’s EST fixtures carry a 2-year warranty.

HINKLEY’S ECO-FRIENDLY OPTIONS

Upon specification, Hinkley outdoor lanterns can be engineered with the following eco-friendly options. To identify a fixture’s potential to be engineered with one of the following environmentally friendly configurations, look for the corresponding icons on the product description page.

ENERGY SAVING (ES)

Hinkley’s Energy Saving (ES) fixtures are equipped with GU24 sockets and include self-ballasted, compact fluorescent bulbs. ES fixtures support California’s “Title-24″, a government-backed program that helps businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.

DARK SKY (DS)

Fixtures come equipped with a captive reflector or other design feature that minimizes or eliminates light glare upward into the night sky.

ENERGY SAVING AND DARK SKY (ESDS)

Hinkley’s Energy Saving, Dark Sky fixtures combine Hinkley’s energy saving advantages of fluorescent technology together with minimizing the amount of light glare produced in an upward direction towards the night sky. ESDS fixtures adhere to California’s “Title-24″ requirements.

ENERGY STAR (EST)

Hinkley’s Energy Star qualified lighting fixtures meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Energy (DOE). Each fixture combines a GU24 socket together with a self-ballasted CFL bulb and a photocell that prevents the fixture from staying illuminated during daylight hours, maximizing its energy-saving potential.

PHOTOCELL

Many Hinkley outdoor lanterns can be equipped with a photocell that will prevent the fixture from staying illuminated during daylight hours, maximizing its energy-saving potential.