Commercial Buildings Increasingly Use LEDs

 

Commercial buildings in the US are increasingly including features like LED lighting and emerging technologies like EV charging stations, according to the Energy Information Administration.

More than 2.5 million commercial buildings used LED lights, five times the number of buildings that used LEDs in 2012.

Standard fluorescent lighting was used in 68% of buildings, falling from 84% in 2012; the percentage of commercial buildings that used LED lighting increased from 9% in 2012 to 44% in 2018.

Electricity was the most commonly used energy source in commercial buildings. It was used in 95% of buildings, which accounted for 98% of total floorspace, the survey found. Half of commercial buildings and more than two- thirds of floorspace (70%) used natural gas.