Lighting

Lighting services in Edmonton: LED retrofits, outdoor and security lighting, landscape lighting and emergency and exit lighting for homes and businesses.

Good lighting changes how a space works

Lighting is one of the most noticeable parts of any electrical system. It affects how safe a parking lot feels at 5 pm in December, how a store shows its products, how comfortable an office is, and how welcoming a home looks from the street.

Alberta Electrical designs and installs lighting for homes, businesses and industrial sites across Edmonton. We think about where light is needed, how it is controlled, how much energy it uses and how it will hold up through an Alberta winter.

Our lighting services

• LED retrofits: replacing fluorescent, metal halide and older fixtures with efficient LED, inside and out.
• Outdoor and security lighting: wall packs, pole lights, motion sensors and photocells for homes, lots and yards.
• Landscape lighting: path, garden, tree and facade lighting that looks good and stands up to the weather.
• Emergency and exit lighting: exit signs, battery units and remote heads, installed and tested for code compliance.

For office lighting in particular, see office lighting upgrades.

Built for Edmonton conditions

Exterior lighting here faces temperatures from the mid-30s down to -30 C or colder, freeze-thaw cycles, snow loads and long dark winter evenings. We choose fixtures rated for cold starts and wet locations, seal penetrations properly and use photocells and timers that keep working as daylight hours swing from about seven hours in December to over seventeen in June.

LED fixtures generally do well in the cold, which is one reason they have replaced older lamp types that struggled to start in a deep freeze.

Snow and ice also play a part. Fixtures mounted under eaves can get buried in icicles, and pole lights in parking lots take hits from snow-clearing equipment. We plan mounting heights, locations and protection with Edmonton winters in mind.

Controls make the difference

The best lighting is on when you need it and off when you do not. We install and set up:

• Dimmers matched to the LED fixtures they control.
• Occupancy and vacancy sensors for rooms that are used on and off.
• Photocells and astronomical timers for exterior lighting.
• Motion sensors for security lighting.
• Scene and zone control for restaurants, boardrooms and retail.

Cost and permits

Lighting cost depends on the number and type of fixtures, mounting height, access equipment needed, controls, and whether new circuits or poles are required. Exterior and parking lot work can involve trenching and bases, which adds to the scope.

We also think about maintenance. A fixture in a 9 metre warehouse ceiling or over a stairwell is expensive to reach, so long-life LED products and good access planning pay off over the years. Where it makes sense, we group fixtures so a lift visit can service several at once.

New lighting circuits and many fixture installations need an electrical permit, which we handle. In Edmonton the City issues it; elsewhere it depends on your municipality. Every job carries our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

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