NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, has become one of the first professional football stadiums in the United States to illuminate its field with an array of high-efficiency LED lights. The new lights, part of NRG Park’s sustainability master plan spearheaded by NRG Energy, will use 60% less energy than the lighting array it replaces.
For a state-of-the-art lighting solution, NRG and stadium officials sought the expertise of sport lighting specialists Musco Lighting, which engineered an innovative custom lighting system. The new high-efficiency system draws 337 kW at full power, 60% less than the stadium’s previous light system. The field lighting array is comprised of more than 65,000 light emitting diodes (LEDs), which are mounted in 480 optically enhanced luminaries. Dimming and instant on/off features further contribute to efficiency capabilities, particularly for concerts and RodeoHouston events where full light levels aren’t necessary.
NRG has also installed an eVgo electric vehicle parking lot at its namesake stadium that includes six charging stations, and soon, with the installation of more than 700 solar panels, NRG reports that its stadium will become the first professional football stadium in Texas to draw power from the sun.
With these updates, NRG Stadium joins the growing ranks of other professional football venues NRG has worked with to embrace smart energy solutions that draw power from sources such as the sun and wind, including FedEx Field in Maryland, Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Patriot Place in Massachusetts and Levi’s Stadium in California.
For nearly 40 years, Musco Lighting has specialized in the design and manufacture of sports and large area lighting solutions around the world. Musco has pioneered systems using metal halide and LED technologies that have made dramatic improvements in energy efficiency, and provided affordable ways to control spill light and glare. Permanent and temporary lighting solutions range from neighborhood Little League fields to Olympic Games. Musco has a global team of experts that partner with customers to plan, complete, and maintain a cost-effective, trouble-free lighting solution for their facility.
Photo by Eric Kayne/Invision for NRG/AP Images
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