Lighting and energy controls

Lighting is the upgrade you see every night. Swap old halogen and fluorescent lights for LEDs, let sensors and timers switch off what nobody’s using, and see where the rest of your power goes.

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A common sign

“Half the downlights are blown and the rest run hot.”

If that sounds familiar, they’re probably halogen. LED downlights give the same light for much less power, and an electrician can often do the whole house in one visit.

About Lighting and energy controls

Use less power for the same light.

An LED upgrade replaces halogen downlights, fluorescent tubes and old globes with LED lighting. Many halogen downlights need a new fitting, not just a new globe, and that’s work for a licensed electrician.

Controls decide when the lights are on. Sensors, timers, smart switches and dimmers turn off what nobody’s using. An energy monitor at the switchboard shows what the whole house uses, and what your solar makes, so you can see what to upgrade next.

Helps with

Hot, blown halogen downlights

Helps with

Lights left on in empty rooms

Helps with

Not knowing where the power goes

Ask this

Ask whether your downlights need new fittings or just new globes, and whether the new ones will work with your dimmers.

Not sure what you need?

Start with what’s bothering you.

Old lights, lights left on, or a bill you can’t explain. Each one has its own fix.

Help me work out where to start

Halogen downlights or fluorescent tubesLED lighting upgrades Lights left on in empty roomsSmart lighting controls A power bill you can’t explainHome energy monitoring Want a plan for the whole houseHome energy assessments and audits Ready to make your own power?Rooftop solar installation Not sure which one you need?Get a home energy assessment

3 upgrades in this category

Choose the upgrade you need.

An electrician on a stepladder fitting a new LED downlight into the ceiling of an open plan living room, the old halogen fittings on the table below.

LED lighting upgrades

Old halogen downlights and fluorescent tubes swapped for LEDs through the house. They use less power, run cooler and last much longer.

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An open living room at twilight with warm LED strip lighting along the ceiling, and a smart lighting and energy panel on the wall at the edge of the frame.

Smart lighting controls

Sensors, timers, smart switches and dimmers, so lights go off in empty rooms and only come on when they’re needed.

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A woman checking a phone app that shows her home using 1.8 kW and her solar making 4.6 kW, in front of the open switchboard of a modern Australian home with solar panels on the roof.

Home energy monitoring

A monitor fitted at the switchboard that shows what the house is using, and what the solar is making, as it happens. You can finally see which appliances use the most.

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Not sure where to start?

Stop guessing, start saving: find your home’s energy score.

Don’t waste money on upgrades you don’t need. A professional home energy assessment shows where your house loses heat and power, so your budget goes where it makes the biggest difference.

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LED lighting and energy control electricians

Find lED lighting and energy control electricians near you.

A few of the 510 listed across Australia

Cortal Electrical

5.0 162 Google reviews

Switchboard upgradesSplit system air conditioningLED lighting upgradesInduction cooktop installationSmart lighting controlsHome EV charger installationThree phase power upgrades

Serves Werribee and Wyndham Vale and nearby suburbs | Based in Werribee

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Design Electrics

5.0 35 Google reviews

Rooftop solar installationHome EV charger installationLED lighting upgradesHome battery installationSolar and battery upgradesVirtual power plant (VPP) battery connectionSolar system maintenanceThree phase power upgradesSolar compatible EV chargingSmart lighting controlsHome energy monitoring

Serves Hallam and surrounding suburbs | Based in Hallam

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Storm Electrical Solutions

5.0 128 Google reviews

Split system air conditioningAir conditioning servicingDucted reverse cycle heating and coolingSwitchboard upgradesHome EV charger installationLED lighting upgradesInduction cooktop installationThree phase power upgradesSmart lighting controls

Serves Altona North and surrounding suburbs | Based in Altona North

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