Lithonia Lighting JEBL 12L 40K 80CRI WH LED Economical Round Bay Light, 12,000 Nominal Lumens, 4000K, 80 Color Rendering Index, White Finish

Our shop uses these lights and replaced flourescents. They are SOO bright, and combined with motion sensors has really made the shop nice

I see a lot of people who seem surprised with what they receive with these high bay lights. These are NOT replacement lights for when your 60w garage light bulb goes out. You can do that if you want, but please understand, this isn't a drop in replacement for your standard garage light.This is a HIGH BAY light. For those who don't know what a high-bay is (and there is nothing wrong with not knowing), it is a light that is designed to be hung up VERY HIGH in a WAREHOUSE setting, along with a lot of other similar lights. The idea is that you can hang these VERY BRIGHT, relatively low wattage/power lights in a warehouse and still get good lighting.SO... if you are putting this in your garage, expect a few caveats. First, it isn't going to be a plug and play install. I do agree with Fuzzbean that some of these come with a standard 120v plug to make it easy, and I agree that I would prefer that this also come with that option, but I cannot see knocking it a star for that.Also, these are going to be BRIGHT, uncomfortably bright with lots of glare IF YOU MOUNT THEM LOW. That's why they are called HIGH BAY lights. You gotta expect that with a high bay light.Please don't think that I am suggesting you cannot use these in a garage, just the opposite. I am doing that very thing. They are AWESOME for a garage or shop that is lacking in light. I have spent a great deal of time and money trying to get enough light in my under-engineered garage and these high-bay lights do a wonderful job of giving me the light I am wanting and needing without running huge current draws or throwing breakers. You just have to be prepared to do a little wiring and/or screening to dampen the glare.When you consider what this is designed for, the Lithonia Lighting 12L 40K 80CRI WH Jebl Led Economical Round Bay Light, 12, 000 Lumens, 4000K, 80 CRI light is outstanding, The 80 CRI by the way, is a measure of the QUALITY of the light and 80 is not bad for a warehouse setting. The lumens is 12,000 which is insane compared to the typical 300-450 lumens a normal light bulb puts out. The 4,000k is the color temperature which is relatively cool, or blue - compared to the typical incandescent bulb's 2,700 orange light.So feel free to hang one of these in your garage or shop, but expect a few differences and small changes you will need to make in order to deal with it. It is well worth it when you are working in the garage late at night and your eyes aren't tired because there is plenty of light to deal with in your shop.

This high bay light can work for numerous situations. While these are more commonly used in warehouses and the like, you can easily get away with using this in a high ceiling garage, or for use in the aquarium. I've currently got a similar one set up for a planted freshwater aquarium. Just be warned, you'll need to either have this elevated pretty high above the aquarium, or use a dimmer switch. If not, you'll fry the plants. This bay light comes with wires to install the dimmer switch, so that is my recommendation when using it for aquariums. For my situation, I installed this one in my garage, so the dimming functionality wasn't a concern.One thing to keep in mind is that you'll need to wire it into the system, or install a plug. As it stands, this just comes with wires, that have already been twisted and soldered. Kind of nice, since I didn't have to do any real prep work. This isn't something you can pull out of the box, and plug into an outlet.It does get a bit warm, but not so much that it should cause any issues. I was actually pleasantly surprised with how cool it was. I kept climbing up my ladder, to make sure it wasn't going to burn my house down. No concerns after repeated checks.I think some people may be surprised at the size and heft of this thing. Make sure it's secured properly, no matter the location. This thing is built to last too.Overall, it provides a very bright and consistent color. It's far better than what I had before, which consisted of a handful of incandescent bulbs.My son is especially appreciative, because it's easier for him to park his car now.Super happy with this light!

So this is in a residential shop, truly high-bay in my case. Because it's up high (around 15 feet), I can't comment on a couple things - amount of heat it produces and also the light "cone" you might experience when installing it on a lower ceiling such as in a typical residential garage or work room.On the plus side it is crazy bright, and perfect for my needs. It replaces a home-grown 4 socket Edison E26 bulb adapter which I'd installed 4 75 Watt-equivalent LED bulbs. The amount of light this Lithonia puts out is not even comparable - the Lithonia "feels" like 10 times more bright, but in all reality is about 4 times as bright per the lumen specifications.It's working fine in sub-freezing temperatures so far, and is instant on as you'd expect.I personally prefer the 4000K white light, as the previous bulbs were 3000K or 2700K (i.e. warm white). I dislike anything above 5000K as it just looks distracting and blue or unnatural to my eye. 4000K is a great light spectrum to work by - such as in a shop or garage, in my opinion.This is a quality product, well built, heavy, and with what I can only assume is a true commercial-grade LED driver. My personal experience with lots of early and cheaper LED products is that the driver is key. If you have super-cheap driver, there is no way you're getting even 5 years out of a light that will supposedly last 20. I've already had multiple LED lights go back after only a couple years - and it was the driver that failed, not the LEDs themselves. Sometimes you can replace it, most times if you're dealing with off-branded stuff - you can't.This is a solid choice for a high-bay circular light, from a brand trusted by many electricians I can tell you that.