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Lighting control in Atlanta
Summer storms and falling trees are a regular cause of power cuts in Atlanta, and many homes sit on large wooded lots with gates and long drives. Lighting control keeps scenes and safety lighting working through an outage on backup power and reaches the whole approach to the property, not the house alone. We introduce you to vetted, licensed installers, and we stay with you until you're confident.
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One system for every light in your home
Lighting control replaces individual switches with keypads, dimmers and a central system that lets you set and recall scenes, such as 'dinner,' 'movie' or 'away,' across every room at once. Instead of walking through the house flipping switches, one keypad by the front door or one tap on an app can bring the whole home to the right light level. Systems can also follow a schedule tied to sunrise and sunset, or hand off control to voice assistants and remotes.
Many luxury homes pair Lutron's lighting hardware, known for its reliability, with a whole-home platform such as Savant or Control4 for unified control alongside audio, shades and climate. Lutron's premium residential lighting and shading platform, HomeWorks QSX, is sold on its own for lighting and shading only; when it's built into a full whole-home automation system instead, the lighting is bundled into that larger project cost rather than priced separately.
What it usually includes
- Keypads and dimmers throughout the home, replacing standard switches
- Preset scenes you can recall with one tap
- Scheduling tied to sunrise, sunset or your routine
- Tunable-white or color-changing fixtures where you want them
- Integration with shades, audio and security
- App and voice control
- Professional programming as part of a whole-home system
What it costs
One luxury installer's pricing guide puts whole-home lighting control at $15,000 to $75,000 or more, with a 5,000-square-foot home carrying 20 to 40 keypads typically landing between $30,000 and $60,000. The same guide puts Lutron's premium HomeWorks QSX platform at $20,000 to $100,000-plus for lighting and shading alone.
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Keeping lights and keypads working after a storm
Summer storms and falling trees are a regular cause of power cuts in Atlanta, and the city has lived through serious ice storms, including the historic 1973 storm and 2014's "Snowmageddon." Putting the lighting processor and key circuits on backup power keeps scenes and safety lighting working when the grid goes down, not just after it's restored.
Lighting a long drive and a gate
Large wooded lots with guest houses, pool houses, gates and long drives need exterior lighting planned as part of the system from the start, so the whole approach to the property is lit and covered, not left as a separate project tacked on after the house is already finished and occupied.
Wiring that respects a traditional house
In Buckhead, Tuxedo Park and Chastain Park's Georgian and brick homes, keypads and low-voltage wiring are planned to sit quietly within existing trim and walls rather than stand out against traditional millwork, so the technology serves the house instead of competing with its crown molding, wainscoting and original plasterwork for attention.
Check any installer's license yourself
In Georgia, low-voltage contractors are licensed by the State Construction Industry Licensing Board. Check the installer's license on the Secretary of State's lookup. The four low-voltage classes are:
Common questions
Straight answers to what owners ask us most.
Will lighting keep working if a storm knocks the power out?
It can, if the processor and key circuits are on backup power. Ask your installer to plan for outages, since summer storms and falling trees are a regular cause of power cuts here, and a dark house loses safety lighting along with comfort.
Can lighting control cover the driveway and gate on a large lot?
Yes. On properties with long drives, gates and guest or pool houses, exterior lighting is planned as part of the system so the whole approach is covered, not just the front porch and the entry hall.
Will visible wiring or keypads spoil a traditional home's look?
Not if it's planned well. Installers commonly route wiring within existing walls and choose keypads that sit quietly in the trim of a Georgian or brick traditional home, rather than adding visibly modern hardware to a classic room.
Do I need whole-home lighting control, or are smart bulbs enough?
Smart bulbs and switches are a low-cost starting point. Fixr's data puts smart bulbs at $10 to $40 each and switches at $25 to $150 each before installation, and a basic package of bulbs, switches and lamps runs $1,900 to $4,900 installed. Whole-home lighting control goes further, tying every room into one system with keypads, scenes and scheduling, which is why it costs more.
Who installs and programs lighting control?
Lighting control is usually installed and programmed by a licensed low-voltage or smart-home integrator rather than a general electrician, since the keypads, scenes and scheduling need to be configured room by room. See our guide to choosing a smart home installer for what to ask before you hire one.
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