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Prepare for Daylight Saving Time: Don’t Forget Your Batteries and Light Bulbs!

For Professionals - by Joe Weber - updated on 10/14/2024

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Daylight Saving Time (DST) can bring both opportunities and challenges for businesses. As you adjust your clocks, it's also a great time to make sure your business is prepared with the right lighting and power solutions. From safety checks to energy-saving upgrades, here's how your business can get ready for the time change.

1. Check and Replace Batteries in Safety Equipment

DST is a perfect reminder to test and replace the batteries in critical safety equipment like smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and emergency exit signs. Safety compliance is key, and fully functioning devices can protect your employees and customers. Stock up on reliable, long-lasting batteries to keep your safety systems in top shape.

2. Test Emergency and Backup Lighting

Emergency lighting plays a vital role in business safety during unexpected power outages or emergencies. Use Daylight Saving Time as a reminder to test your emergency lighting systems, replace any faulty bulbs, and ensure the batteries in backup lighting systems are fresh. We offer a full range of batteries and bulbs for emergency lights, ensuring your business is prepared for anything.

3. Upgrade to Energy-Efficient Lighting

With the time change, your business will rely more on artificial lighting during the darker mornings and evenings. Now is the time to upgrade to energy-efficient LED bulbs. LEDs can significantly reduce your energy consumption, cutting costs while providing bright, reliable light. They also last longer, reducing maintenance needs for your staff.

4. Inspect Outdoor and Security Lighting

As daylight hours shift, outdoor and security lighting becomes even more important for businesses. Ensure that all exterior lighting is working correctly, and consider upgrading to motion-sensor or dusk-to-dawn lighting to improve energy efficiency. These lighting solutions automatically adjust based on movement or natural light levels, reducing energy waste while enhancing security.

5. Backup Power and Portable Lighting

Power outages can happen without warning, and being unprepared could affect your business operations. Ensure your portable lighting and backup power supplies are ready to go by checking their batteries. Flashlights, portable power banks, and emergency backup power systems should be tested and equipped with fresh batteries, so you're never caught in the dark.

6. Remind Your Team of Battery Storage Best Practices

If your business uses a large number of batteries for operations or safety equipment, ensure they are stored correctly. Store batteries in a cool, dry place, and avoid mixing new and old batteries together. Implement a system for checking expiration dates and rotating stock to ensure you're always using fresh batteries when needed.

Batteries Plus is Your Battery and Lighting Headquarters

Daylight Saving Time offers businesses a valuable opportunity to conduct essential maintenance and upgrades, particularly around lighting and battery-powered equipment. By staying proactive, you can enhance safety, improve energy efficiency, and ensure your business is ready for whatever the season brings.

Stop by your local Batteries Plus, where we provide a full range of batteries, light bulbs, and energy-efficient solutions to keep your business running smoothly. Prepare for the time change with our reliable products and expert support.

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In addition to special business-only pricing, there are plenty of advantages to setting up a business account with us, such as:

  • Access to a dedicated account representative
  • Free on-site needs assessment
  • Fast, local delivery from your nearby, locally-owned Batteries Plus store
  • Customized products and services for your business
  • Exclusive products and brands not available to retail customers
  • Competitive volume pricing for larger orders
  • Battery and bulb recycling services
  • And much more!

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