I agree with what you say. The fixtures are not full cut off though. Right?
So.... although they are improved in respect to glare they could be better. When I visit Phoenix I always note many parking areas that light only lot and appear to light nothing else. Perhaps Phoenix standards are too much for Salt Lake City. Erik wrote:
My general impression is that the lights primary purpose is less energy use, with proper shielding a very distant second.
Efficient energy use goes hand-in-hand with wise lighting choices. Fixtures that broadcast large spheres of glare are by design energy wasteful. Replacing a sodium an LED light source with an LED does improve efficiency, but deploying LEDs using the same inherently wasteful broadcast light fixture designs defeats the energy savings purpose of the change.
- Kurt
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