- When selecting escape route lighting, researching the energy consumption and operating costs are still often omitted even today. Especially for energy costs, the end user’s costs are not given enough attention, says Development Director Harri Hainari.
Guide lights have been mandated to operate continuously, so there are a total of approximately 8,760 operating hours annually. The operating hours highlight the importance of the small light-specific power when reducing the overall power consumption of the system. Increasing the service life of the light electronics and light source are equally important. Nearly a thousand EUR can be saved in energy consumption annually at even a relatively small site, in addition to becoming more environmentally friendly.
We calculated the annual and 10-year operating costs for an average-sized hotel using Neptolux and another emergency lighting manufacturer’s solution (with a centralised battery system) with LED lights. With the energy consumption alone, Neptolux was able to save nearly EUR 15,000 in ten years.
Energy consumption in 10 years
Neptolux vs. ordinary LED escape route lighting
Neptolux had 90% lower energy consumption
Neptolux saved EUR 14,943 in energy costs
| € / 10 years | |
| Ordinary emergency lighting system with central batteries | 16 776 |
| Neptolux emergency lighting | 1 833 |
Testing costs in 10 years
Neptolux vs. ordinary LED escape route lighting
Neptolux had 75 % lower testing costs
Neptolux saved EUR 1,350 in testing costs
| € / 10 years | |
| Ordinary emergency lighting system with central batteries | 1 800 |
| Neptolux emergency lighting | 450 |
Battery costs with work in 10 years
Neptolux vs. ordinary LED escape route lighting
Neptolux had 36 % lower battery costs
Neptolux saves EUR 5,609 in battery costs with work in 10 years
| € / 10 years | |
| Ordinary emergency lighting system with central batteries | 15 433 |
| Neptolux emergency lighting | 9 824 |
Total costs in 10 years
Neptolux vs. ordinary LED escape route lighting
64 % lower total costs with Neptolux
EUR 21, 903 lower total costs with Neptolux in 10 years
Costs are also incurred during the life-cycle of the building from replacing the lights and the associated work. In addition to low power consumption, the basis for the design of Neptolux lights is maximising the age of the LED light sources and the ease of completing replacements.
Further information on Neptolux escape route lighting is available from our sales team, which can be reached at +358 (0)207 638 635 or by email at security@hedengren.fi.