Residential StandbyPower Systems

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Whether you live in the city or in a rural area, a standby power generation system can add value to your home while providing you with the security of backup power for your most important electrical systems.

Residential Standby Power Systems

Whether you live in the city or in a rural area, a standby power generation system can add value to your home while providing you with the security of backup power for your most important electrical systems.

Interior Lighting

The right amount of light can enhance your home, your business and the security of your property. We are experts at helping property owners upgrade or add light where it is needed.

Lighting for interior design is a challenging but highly creative process. Task, ambient, accent and natural light are all tools that can be used to great effect. A successful design will consider each one of these elements, and to work out what role it needs to play in the design at hand. At Cox Electric we who work closely with interior designers, architects and consultants to bring out the best in your project.

Ambient Lighting

Also called general lighting, ambient lighting provides overall illumination for a room, and is intended to create a uniform light level throughout a space, independent of any special lighting that may be needed in targeted areas of a room. In most home settings, when a person steps into a room and flips on a switch, ambient lighting illuminates the space. Ambient lighting takes many forms, including: ceiling-mounted or recessed fixtures that direct light downwards; wall sconces or floor-lamp torchieres that wash the walls with light; cove, soffit and valance lighting that bounces light off ceilings and walls.

Task Lighting

Targeted to a particular area of a room, task lighting is intended to illuminate a specific function. Areas of a home that require task lighting include kitchen counters where food will be prepared; living room seating areas where reading will take place; and home office desk surfaces where paperwork will be done. In a kitchen, under-cabinet lighting provides task lighting for a countertop; in a living room, a table lamp is often used for task lighting to accommodate reading.

Accent Lighting

Also called highlighting, accent lighting draws attention to a particular object, such as artwork, sculpture, plants or bookcases. Accent lighting is often used outdoors, to highlight a beautiful tree, plant or water feature, or to draw the eye to a particular area of the landscape. Recessed or track lighting is often used for accent lighting, with adjustable fittings that allow light to be focused precisely even on a small object.