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There is a dramatic difference between night and day in terms of illumination.  High noon on a sunny day provides 8,000 footcandles of light to the football field. (A foot candle is a unit of illumination equal to that given by one candle at a distance of one foot). Stadium lights provide adequate illumination to play sports at night.

 

LED lights on each pole provide general illumination for cleaning and exiting the Stadium.

• 277 or 480 volt, 140 watt LED lights
• mounted at 30'

 

Stadium lights are operated perhaps 150 to 200 hours a year, which is significantly less than the estimated 3000+ hours in indoor sports facilities, such as gymnasiums. Rapidly advancing technology is allowing LED lighting to become cost competitive with high-intensity-discharge (HID) metal halide lamps. In the decades to come, East Side may convert its metal halide stadium lights to LED. Currently, sports field lighting is metal halide HID.

 

However, energy efficiency is still important. Metal halide HID lighting is made energy efficient primarily by mitigating the amount of light wasted by each fixture. Precisely engineered reflectors capture the light emitted from the lamp's four-inch arc tube and direct (and redirect) it toward the field of play. The reflectors also ensure that light doesn't spill toward neighboring homes and properties.

 

Please operate stadium lights only when needed. After stadium use, operate the lower-intensity clean-up lights for staff to clean up and exit the stadium.

 

Metal halide HID lights require about 20 minutes of warm-up time to illuminate at full intensity.

 

The stadium lights at James Lick, Santa Teresa and Silver Creek have been outfitted with Musco Lighting's Control-Link® control system.  Control-Link® allows you to schedule your stadium lights online, via smart phone, or by telephone.  You can also turn them on/off manually with Lighting Controls Switches at the electrical sub-distribution equipment. Control-Link schedules will only activate if the Lighting Controls Switches are in the "AUTO" position.

 

Board Policy 7121 Athletic Field Stadium Lighting and Amplified Sound System conveys important expectations pertaining to the use of stadium lighting and amplified sound systems.

 

Administrative Regulation 7121 provides detail needed to implement the policy.

 

Please be aware of and comply with the policy and regulation for stadium lighting.