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7 Data Center Lighting Best Practices: ICYMI

May 19, 2025

Lighting makes up a small fraction of the energy used by a data center, but it has an important impact on efficiency, safety, and sustainability. Optimize data center lighting with these seven tips.

Janelle Penny

Key Takeaways

After listening to this podcast, you’ll learn:

Why lighting has a major impact on data center efficiency, safety, and sustainability
The role of lighting in energy efficiency and cost reduction for data centers
How connected lighting solutions enable monitoring and analytics
How to optimize lighting in data centers

What lighting strategies do you use in your data center? LED lighting products coupled with intelligent, connected controls can help your facility run at maximum efficiency. Check out these 7 best practices to make sure your data center’s lighting is performing at its best.

Written By: Jason King

Read By: Janelle Penny

Read Article HERE: Lighting the Future: Optimizing Mission-Critical Data Centers for Efficiency, Safety, and Sustainability

Show Notes:

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About the Author

Janelle Penny | Editor-in-Chief at BUILDINGS

Janelle Penny has been with BUILDINGS since 2010. She is a two-time FOLIO: Eddie award winner who aims to deliver practical, actionable content for building owners and facilities professionals.