Shine a Light on Your Business’s Bottom Line

Eyewitness Surveillance
Security Systems 101
3 min readOct 29, 2015

Securing our partner’s assets is more than just considering the property’s layout combined with cameras, analytics and monitoring. We must also account for lighting’s role in an area’s overall security. Thanks to a partnership with Genesys, we’ve solved this perennial issue of sufficient illumination while simultaneously driving down operational costs.

Old HID Lighting vs Modern gHID Replacements

Normal indoor and outdoor high intensity discharge (HID) lights are comparatively inefficient and costly when compared with modern high-efficiency (gHID) options. You’ll spend more in electricity and man hours replacing quickly burned-out old-fashioned bulbs, compared to the newer gHID lights.

Our gHID solution is a true retrofit to your current lighting hardware, inside and out. It’ll reduce energy consumption by up to 75%, compared to your existing HID light fixtures. You’ll enjoy a competitive “drop-in” lighting alternative that works with all brands of HID fixtures and lamps.

The Benefits of gHID

  • Improved light quality — a whiter, higher quality light at optimal industry standards for your retail spaces
  • Enhanced surveillance system capabilities — stronger lighting captures enriched image resolution and quality, allowing security camera analytics to easily detect activity
  • Instant savings — gHID delivers best in class energy savings (up to 75%)
  • Immediate cash flow — Eliminate upfront investment (zero CAPEX) and generate savings from day one
  • Easy to implement — gHID can be installed with any existing HID lighting infrastructure and can be deployed faster than all other lighting solutions with no business interruption
  • No maintenance costs — Offload all lighting maintenance hassles and additional service costs at no charge

What about LED options?

Sure, there are other lighting options aside from HID or gHID. LED lights are also available to replace old HID lights, with comparable energy savings to our gHID option.

We still recommend gHID over LED lights, since the former has better light quality and dispersion with no upfront investment. (A typical HID-to-LED retrofit requires the installation of extra fixtures to produce the same amount of light. In contrast, our gHID lighting solution fits into any current HID configuration with no added cost to you.)

gHID vs LED lighting

Ultimately, gHID produces more light per dollar of energy cost than LED, costs much less to install, and can be retrofitted in any existing HID fixture.

gHID Warranty for Eyewitness Surveillance Clients

During the term of your contract, we offer a full warranty (labor & materials) at no extra charge.

We may also install an energy monitoring system that provides detailed electrical usage data for the facility. It’ll automatically send alerts when a light goes out, though this system installation depends on how your current electric panel is set up.

If you install the gHID lighting solution in conjunction with a monitored video surveillance system, our remote security professionals assist with lighting checks to coordinate your service.

Possible Financial Incentives for Efficient Lighting Installations

gHID installations can qualify for rebates and incentives from utility companies and state and federal governments. We work with our lighting providers to ensure that you’ll receive the maximum incentive/rebate possible for choosing our energy efficient ballasts. If you install a large quantity of gHID ballasts, you may qualify for a tax credit based on the square footage of your buildings, coupled with significant reduction in energy consumption.

Contact us today to learn how we can improve security with gHID lighting, generate savings on your overall operational costs, and provide an enhanced retail experience to your customers.

Originally published at Eyewitness Surveillance.

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Eyewitness Surveillance
Security Systems 101

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