Healthcare LED retrofits in South Carolina.
Hospitals, rehab facilities, physical therapy centers, and clinics. Healthcare-grade LED panels with high color rendering, flicker-free drivers, and scheduled install around patient care.
What healthcare operators in South Carolina should know.
South Carolina commercial rates average ~$0.098/kWh. Duke Energy covers the upstate (Greenville, Spartanburg) and central SC (Columbia). Dominion Energy covers the low country and coast including Charleston. Both utilities have active commercial rebate programs.
Average commercial rate: $0.098/kWh
South Carolina incentive navigation
Duke Energy Carolinas rebates pay $27-$264/fixture depending on category, capped at 75% of project cost. Covers most of upstate and central SC.
Dominion's SC program offers commercial efficiency rebates for lighting and controls. Covers low-country and coastal SC including Charleston.
What healthcare operators tell us is broken.
Fluorescent flicker disrupts care
Old T8 fluorescent drivers flicker at 60Hz, which is visible to some patients and causes issues with camera-based therapy assessments.
Skin-tone reading accuracy
Low-CRI lighting makes skin-tone assessment unreliable for wound care, dermatology, and general patient evaluation. Healthcare needs 90+.
Install timing is critical
You can't shut down patient care for a retrofit. We work around the schedule, room-by-room, with full coordination.
Fluorescent supply is drying up
Multiple states have banned new fluorescent sales. Supply costs are climbing fast — $41/fixture projected in 2026. Waiting costs more.
St Lukes Rehabilitation is the reference project — healthcare-grade LED retrofit across physical therapy rooms and treatment spaces. Flicker-free drivers, CRI 90+, patient-first install schedule.
Healthcare-grade LED is different.
Consumer-grade LED panels aren't appropriate for healthcare settings. Medical applications require flicker-free drivers, high CRI for accurate color, and low glare for patient comfort. The right spec costs slightly more but makes the retrofit clinically appropriate.
- CRI 90+ enables accurate skin-tone reading for wound care and dermatology
- Flicker-free drivers eliminate the 60Hz strobing that interferes with camera-based therapy
- Low glare and warmer CCT options for patient rooms reduce visual stress
- Fluorescent bans now active in VT, CA, CO, OR, RI — supply and pricing pressure accelerating
Healthcare facility audit.
We understand patient care comes first. Audit scheduled around your clinical workflow. Healthcare-grade spec, not commodity LED.