Sports LED retrofits in Texas.
Stadiums, ballparks, tennis courts, tracks, and rec centers. Sports lighting LED retrofits engineered to IES RP-6-22 foot-candle standards with dimming control for practice vs game modes.
What sports operators in Texas should know.
Texas is a core Energie market with a dedicated office. Commercial rates average ~$0.085/kWh across deregulated territories, but demand charges and burn-hour patterns mean LED + controls still pay back in 2-4 years on most exterior projects. Dallas-Fort Worth CRE and Houston industrial drive the bulk of project demand. Portfolio-scale owners appreciate the single-vendor nationwide execution model.
Average commercial rate: $0.085/kWh (deregulated)
Texas incentive navigation
Oncor covers Dallas-Fort Worth and much of north Texas. Prescriptive and custom pathways for commercial lighting and controls retrofits. Strong incentives for interior fluorescent-to-LED conversions.
CenterPoint covers the Houston metro. Commercial and industrial incentive programs cover lighting, HVAC, and controls upgrades with typical caps around 50% of project cost.
AEP Texas territory covers the Rio Grande Valley, Corpus Christi, and west Texas. Commercial retrofit incentives through EM&V-verified savings.
What sports operators tell us is broken.
HID restrike kills halftime
Ten-minute warm-up after a power blip means the second half starts in the dark. Modern LED sports fixtures are instant-on every time.
Color shift ruins game film
Broadcast cameras need CRI 90+ for accurate color reproduction. Aged metal halide drifts green and makes film look terrible.
Uneven coverage causes injuries
IALD research shows substandard sports lighting correlates with a 60% increase in injury rates. Uniformity matters as much as brightness.
Practice mode dimming saves huge
Game mode doesn't need to run during practice. Dimming controls can cut energy another 40% beyond the LED baseline on typical practice schedules.
Alabama A&M Stadium — $162K TVA rebate, broadcast-quality delivered. Hunter Street Baseball — 4 diamonds, 80%+ maintenance reduction, instant on/off switching. Auburn Jordan-Hare. Hoover Met. Sports retrofits are a specialty because the stakes are higher than almost any other vertical.
IES RP-6-22 foot-candle minimums.
Sports lighting is governed by IES RP-6-22 which sets minimum foot-candles and uniformity ratios by level of play. Getting this wrong is more than an aesthetic problem — injuries correlate with non-compliant lighting.
- Professional football: 100+ fc, 1.5:1 uniformity ratio
- Collegiate football: 50 fc, 2.0:1 uniformity
- High school football: 30 fc, 2.5:1 uniformity
- Professional baseball infield/outfield: 100/70 fc, 1.2:1 uniformity
Game-day quality audit.
We'll measure your current foot-candles, spec against IES RP-6-22, and bring back a retrofit plan with broadcast-ready numbers.