Operating Hours Lighting Schedule Table

Annual operating-hour examples from recurring daily, weekly and seasonal lighting schedules.

Connected load schedule rowsConnected load is built from countable lighting rows before operating hours or annual energy are read.
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Schedule patternAnnual hoursLighting use caseBoundary
Weekday room, 6 h/day for 200 days1,200 h/yearSchool-term or training-room pattern where the lit period is known.Holiday use and after-hours events need a separate line item.
Office weekday area, 10 h/day for 250 days2,500 h/yearTypical weekday occupancy estimate for a room, row or lighting zone.Do not treat the same hours as every adjacent room or circulation area.
Daily corridor, 14 h/day for 365 days5,110 h/yearLong daily runtime where shared access lighting is usually available.Sensor settings, daylight and night setback can change the annual total.
Evening outdoor area, 5 h/night for 365 nights1,825 h/yearDusk-to-evening schedule for paths, entries or gathering areas.Local sunset times and curfew settings need a local schedule line.
After-hours safety group, 12 h/night for 365 nights4,380 h/yearNight-period schedule for lights kept on outside normal room activity.Emergency lighting duties and maintained-lighting duties remain separate.
Seasonal court lighting, 3 h/night for 120 nights360 h/yearSeason-limited recreation schedule with a short nightly operating window.Weather cancellations and longer events need their own hour allowance.

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