The Cost of Task Lighting
It is too early to make generalizations about the cost of task lighting. Efficient lighting in the future may require far fewer fixtures and lamps, but individual fixtures may (or may not) be more expensive. Wiring labor, which is a major component of the cost of installing lighting, will be reduced by developments that allow fixtures to be relocated more easily. In the long run, it seems likely that task lighting may reduce the initial cost of lighting. In the near term, task lighting is burdened with the high cost of innovation.