Demand Response through Advanced Lighting Controls

Task tuning is an innovative approach to lighting control in commercial buildings that is growing in popularity. It has the potential to save energy without decreasing occupant satisfaction because many commercial spaces are over lit. More widespread adoption of dimmable ballasts and LED lighting would create more opportunities to apply this simple control strategy that may help satisfy a client’s efficiency goals. In addition, the combination of smart grids and increasingly sophisticated lighting controls opens up the possibilities of using this strategy for demand response and energy cost management. We will define proper task tuning techniques and other best practices.