The 11 Most Efficient LED High Bay Fixtures

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A listing of highly efficacious LED high bays. Ranked by Lumens per Watt.

 

High efficacy isn't the only factor one should consider when selecting a high bay, but it certainly is a major part of the decision process.

LED technology and fixtures are in a mode of continuous performance improvement. The bar continues to rise on the performance of LED packages, drivers and fixtures. As a result of these perpetual improvements, we decided to crunch some data in a valiant quest to discover the lighting industry's most efficacious LED high bay fixtures.

 

Simply stated, Luminous Efficacy is the ratio of light output and power measured in Lumens per Watt (lm/W).

Efficacy is certainly an important consideration when selecting fixtures of nearly any type. But it should not be the sole consideration. Just like price, aesthetics, installation-ease, quality, warranty, manufacturer reputation and other factors are not typically the sole reason to decide on a fixture, efficacy is simply one measure of many when lighting decision makers evaluate their options. The decision makers determine how much importance and weight to apply to the efficacy factor in comparison to the other important considerations.

It should also be noted that there are often trade-offs to achieving high efficacy. Light distribution, glare, diode image, visual comfort and other factors may be negatively affected in fixtures with ultra-high efficacy. The best manufacturers have found effective ways to maximize efficacy while minimizing the impact of those potentially negative drawbacks. By nature, high bay fixtures are often mounted at 15' - 40' heights, so negative side effects that reduce visual comfort are usually acccepted and tolerated.

All information was pulled from the DesignLights Consortium Qualified Products list in July 2020.

Category 1: 400W metal halide replacements

19,000 - 40,000 lumens

 

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210 lm/W   Orion Energy Systems ISON™

 

The ISON HBIF3 is an industry leader in meeting high bay and low bay illumination requirements for industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, commercial, wholesale, and retail applications.

Listed model: HBIF3C1OAUNVNDXX750NLXXXXXXXXXX Lumens: 22610 


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202 lm/W   Metalux OHB

 

Cooper Lighting Solutions' Metalux OHB (Optimized High Bay) LED High Bay luminaires are designed for a wide variety of applications and mounting heights while delivering a value proposition of industry leading performance and reliability to customers. 

Listed model: OHB-24HE-NL         27213 Lumens

   

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201 lm/W   Lithonia IBG


The I-BEAM family of LED high bays from Lithonia Lighting is among the most recognized and respected brands in the industry, with a proven track record of value and performance. This legacy continues with the IBG LED.

Listed model: IBG 24000LM HEF L/LENS GND  26451 Lumens


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194 lm/W   Duralec UFO


UFO LED High Bay 135 Watts High bays are designed to be in spaces with very high vertical clearance like: Warehouses, Hangars, Storage to provide well distributed and uniform light for open areas. 
 

Listed model: DL-UFO-135-50K-[All Colors]  Lumens: 25,689


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188 Lm/W   Big Ass Fans Double LED Bay Light

 

With twice the light output as its smaller twin, Double LED Bay Light transforms dark, dreary facilities into inviting and invigorating spaces fit for high-quality work and guest enjoyment. 

Listed model: BAF-DBL1-24040200​​​​​​​   24,522 lumens


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188 Lm/W   Techlight HOLH Series 

 

The HOLH Series is a highly configurable linear LED high bay that is exceptionally efficient while delivering high quality performance. The wide range of outputs and the option to add performance grade optics makes this fixture ideal for any installation from general purpose to specification grade.

Listed model:  HOLH 4 SE 50 1     21,036 lumens


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185 lm/W    LSI Lighting  Alliance High Bay

 

The Alliance indoor LED high bay is designed to provide flexibility on any project. For use with applications ranging from school gymnasiums to industrial facilities, a variety of distribution patterns & lenses, and flexible control options.

 

Listed model: ALI4 LEDHE 30L LL W   31,018​​​​​​​ Lumens


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184.7 lm/W   Metalux HBLED

 

Cooper Lighting Solutions' precision designed optics, multiple distributions, lumen outputs and color temperatures make the HBLED ideal for industrial, commercial, manufacturing, gymnasium and other applications that utilize traditional HID and linear fluorescent high bays.

 

Listed model: HBIF2G1OAUNVFDXX85   38,564 lumens


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183.3 Lm/W    Ecolite SLHB

 

This is what EcoLite states about its fixture:  "The move to be the most innovative & efficient LED high bay fixtures is on, and The Super Nova Pendant High Bay is the best option available in the world at this time."

 

Listed model: ECO-SLHB-150W-SN-50K-R120    28,595 lumens


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182.8 Lm/W    GE Current Albeo

 

Introducing the latest in the renowned ABV series, the Albeo ABV3 LED luminaire improves upon an already industry leading platform to provide unrivaled value and quality that only GE can provide.

Listed model: ABV3 24H471Q    Lumens: 23,400


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181 Lm/W   Delviro Energy Airflex C

 

Commercial and industrial LED high bay. Suspended mounting. Steel construction with high gloss white finish. 2′ and 4′ lengths. Occupancy Sensor, Bi-Level Dimming and 10kV Surge protection available options.  

 

Listed model: AIRFLEX-4-135C-5K​​​​​​​    Lumens: 23,206

Category 2: Ultra-high lumen output

Greater than 40,000 lumens


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207 lm/W   Metalux OHB

 

Cooper Lighting Solutions' Metalux OHB (Optimized High Bay) LED High Bay luminaires are designed for a wide variety of applications and mounting heights while delivering a value proposition of industry leading performance and reliability to customers. 

Listed model:   OHB-48HE-MCL        53,000  Lumens

   

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196 lm/W   Duralec UFO


UFO LED High Bay 135 Watts High bays are designed to be in spaces with very high vertical clearance like: Warehouses, Hangars, Storage to provide well distributed and uniform light for open areas. 
 

Listed model: DL-UFO-205-40K    Lumens: 40,000


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187 lm/W   Lithonia IBG


The I-BEAM family of LED high bays from Lithonia Lighting is among the most recognized and respected brands in the industry, with a proven track record of value and performance. This legacy continues with the IBG LED.

Listed model: IBG 48000LM HEF L/LENS WD    50,000 Lumens


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Methodology

There is probably over a dozen different satisfying ways that we could have sliced and diced the data to come up with this list. We chose to keep the list relatively short and decided upon the following methods that we believe provide a useful snapshot for lighting professionals. Since all of the source information is publicly available for download, interested parties who want to do research beyond our list, can do so by visiting the DOE and DLC websites.

Source:

Information was downloaded on july 14, 2020 from the DesignLights Consortium Qualified Products List. If you have issues with the specifications that we cite on inside.lighting, please know that we pulled the data directly from the DLC website.

Information was gathered using the Reported Efficacy and Reported CCT of each fixture. Initially, we wanted to report only on fixtures that were actually tested by DLC, but doing so eliminated a large quantity of highly efficient fixtures from many reputable manufacturers.

 

Fixtures:
  • Fixtures are full, complete LED high bays; not retrofit kits.
  • The fixtures must also be commercially available. (i.e. If a fixture was not cited on the manufacturer's website, we would exclude it.)
Color Rendering Index:

All fixtures must be greater than 70 CRI.

Color Temperature:

All fixtures must be less than 5250K.

Manufacturers:

Since inside.lighting primarily serves lighting professionals in the U.S. and Canada, we thought it would be prudent to list manufacturers that meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Manufacturer has a U.S. or Canadian office.
  • Manufacturer's website cites U.S. or Canadian lighting agent partners
  • Manufacturer's website cites U.S. or Canadian distributors or dealers.
  • A Google search for the manufacturer name and "representative" returns results with North American agents that represent the product.
  • A Google search for the manufacturer name and "distributor" returns results with North American electrical distributors that sell the product.

Undoubtedly there are high-performing products from off-shore companies that possibly meet this eligible manufacturer criteria. North American OEMs likely sell them under different brand names.

July 15, 2020

 

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