Daylight harvesting uses dimming ballasts and digital photo sensors to detect the level of daylight and automatically adjust the electric lighting to provide a balance. You can confer with a daylight harvesting provider to discuss how this may be a viable solution to offer your business energy savings and thus cost savings.

Daylight harvesting is great for open ballroom-type areas as well as large offices or entry areas that have sufficient daylight during most of the day. You wouldn't consider this solution if you have a small office with only one or two fixtures, but if you have a lot of small spaces that need to be lit looking at the bigger picture might mean that it is cost effective for your location.

To make the most of and find daylight harvesting information for your business:

1. Start with an analysis of your current electrical bills. Start piecing together a tentative plan how you would implement daylight harvesting into your existing location.

2. Make a daylight harvesting list of potential providers.

3. Speak to the top daylight harvesting providers on your list. Discuss how their system can reduce your energy bills.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Start with basic daylight harvesting information

Begin with general daylight harvesting resources to help you understand the concepts, the installation, the costs and the potential savings.

I recommend: Read the government's ENERGY STAR documentation on green/energy efficient lighting. Look at simplified daylight harvesting information from the California Lighting Technology Center. Learn from Turnkey Lighting Control Integration Systems why daylight harvesting may be a solution for you. Watch the daylight harvest video from Alera Lighting.

Find a daylight harvesting provider for your business

Check out the many daylight harvesting professionals who can offer your business energy saving solutions.

I recommend: Use Lighting Control & Design for your daylight harvesting product solutions. Find out the daylight harvesting solutions from Rainbow Grocery. Look at the industrial solutions from DayLight Technology. Take a look at the light harvesting solutions from Crescent/Stonco.

Find even more daylight harvesting providers

Take advantage of the even longer list of daylight harvesting professional parts and service providers.

I recommend: Use energy efficient skylight and other daylight/natural lighting solutions from DayLite Natural Lighting Technologies. Check out the AEI Lighting SKYLUME 4'x4' & 4'x8' Natural Light Industrial Skylight Fixtures and Energy-Saving Natural Light Conditioning Systems. Look at the solutions from Axis Technologies Group. Check out the daylight harvesting products from Venture Lighting International.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Make sure that your potential daylight harvesting provider is including labor, parts, taxes and any additional permit costs into your bid.
• •  Daylight harvesting can also be a solution for schools, government facilities as well as warehouses. Lighting these locations with the natural light afforded by daylight harvesting can look great on any municipal, government or private business pocket book and budget.