Energy Efficiency FAQs
Where are Alabama Power LED outdoor lights and lighting systems found?
- Office Parks
- Hospitals
- Roadway Lighting
- Commercial Businesses
- Medical Offices
- Schools
- Apartment Complexes
- Restaurants
- Banks
- Industrial Facilities
- Residential Developments
- Governmental Facilities
What are the benefits of the LED lighting services offered?
- A single light or an entire system
- No upfront capital requirement for our site lighting services
- Options available to lower monthly service amount with an upfront payment
- No ownership risk – Alabama Power provides all maintenance, parts, and labor
- Maintenance included in monthly service amount
- Complete range of services – design, installation, and maintenance
- Many fixture and pole options available – featuring LEDs for greater visibility, efficiency, and design flexibility
- Free lighting analysis to assess needs
What are the benefits to upgrading to an LED lighting system?
- Enhanced safety and security
- Environmentally friendly
- Better light! Better color rendition and visual acuity
- High efficiency
- Flexibility/Control
- Efficiency continually improving while cost decreasing
Where can Alabama Power install LEDs?
Alabama Power can upgrade lights within, and in some cases, outside of its service territory. For more information, please submit a request here. One of our Lighting Specialists will contact you.
Does it cost more to cook with electric?
No. Actually most operations discover the opposite occurs. The gas bill for cooking goes to $0 and the overall energy bill stays the same or goes down, because of a reduced load on air-conditioning units.
Isn't gas cooking faster than electric cooking?
No, except when using an open burner range or a woc range.
Isn't gas cooking more efficient than electric?
No. In every case more heat is absorbed by the food cooked on electric than that cooked on gas. The equation for measuring efficiency, as established by the University of Minnesota 1984 is: the amount of heat energy (BTUs) consumed by the cooking process divided by the amount of heat absorbed by the food, all times 100.