Shedding Light on Financial Calculations: Metrics for Smarter Lighting Decisions

Includes a Live Web Event on 09/30/2026 at 11:00 AM (EDT)

Webinar Information

Virtual

September 30, 2026

0.2 AEE Credits | 0.1 CEU

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Webinar Description

A virtual webinar, held over 1 hour.

This webinar delivers a dive into the financial metrics for lighting that drive smart investment decisions, from simple payback to Life Cycle Cost analysis, and the essential calculations in between. We’ll break down what each metric truly measures, why it matters, and how to choose the right one for your project. You’ll see real spreadsheet examples that walk through each calculation, giving you the clarity and confidence to evaluate financial performance with precision.

About the Presenters

Bob Henderson LC, CLEP is the owner of RLH Lighting. He has worked in lighting as a consultant, lighting center principal instructor, lighting sales agent, utility lighting specialist and director of lighting and controls training and is an emeritus member of the IES. Bob received the Distinguished Service Award from the IES in 2023. He served on the LC Test Committee for 10 years with 2 years as the chair and in a senior advisor capacity afterwards. He is currently the lead instructor for 3 lighting centers as well as being the current Chair and content creator of AEE CLEP Committee Worldwide and one of AEE's lead US instructors. He was an editor of Fundamentals of Energy Efficient Lighting and Controls by River Publishing.

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Bob Henderson

Instructor

Worked in lighting as a consultant, lighting center principal instructor, lighting sales agent, utility lighting specialist and director of lighting and controls training and is an emeritus member of the IES. Bob received the Distinguished Service Award from the IES in 2023.

Served three terms as section president of the IES Raleigh Section. Bob is past chair of the IESNA Utility Committee.

Presented over 100 different lighting seminars on indoor and outdoor lighting and controls during his career including the popular Energy Efficiency for Cost Effective Lighting sponsored by the North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service and Basic Lighting Design for interior designers and architects and Energy Efficient Lighting – Basic and Advanced levels.

Worked with cities and counties across North and South Carolina to develop over 25 Municipal and County Outdoor Lighting Ordinances.

Holds the LC (Lighting Certified) and CLEP (Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional) lighting credentials. Bob has served on the NCQLP Test committee for 10 years including chair for 2 years and later as their senior advisor.

Bob served 4 years as the lead instructor for preparation courses for the LC (Lighting Certified) by the NCQLP and sponsored by RAB Lighting and the US lead instructor for the CLEP (Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional) sponsored by the Association of Energy Engineers.

Bob left Progress Energy in 2012 as Technical Lighting Consultant and joined Cree as Manager, Lighting Education. In 2016, he moved to RAB Lighting as Director of Training and in 2022, Bob opened RLH Lighting as a lighting consultant and educator.

He enjoys playing golf, piano and the saxophone. Bob also helps people with employment and self-reliance thru his church.