Commercial Light Poles

Q: Should I buy steel or aluminum poles?

Steel for heavier loads and height, aluminum for corrosion resistance in coastal and wet settings. Load, height and environment decide it.

Q: Do poles come with anchor bolts and templates?

Yes, anchor base poles ship with bolt sets and base templates for the foundation pour.

Steel and aluminum light poles in straight and tapered profiles, anchor base and direct burial, rated for real wind loads.

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The pole is the part of the lighting system that has to survive everything: wind, corrosion, mower strikes and twenty years of weather. LED Spot supplies commercial light poles in steel and aluminum, straight and tapered, anchor base and direct burial, and every recommendation we make is checked against the fixture load and the wind zone it will stand in.

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About Our Commercial Light Poles

Whether you’re looking for round, square, straight, or tapered light poles, LEDSpot offers light poles for any lighting project. Our parking lot light poles are available in a variety of heights and dimensions. We will even provide custom base plates to accommodate existing anchor bolt patterns and sizes.

Steel or Aluminum, Tapered or Straight

Steel carries more load per dollar and is the default for larger fixture banks and taller mounting. It also has the best impact strength of the common pole materials, which matters in lots with truck traffic and tight parking rows. Aluminum resists corrosion without coatings and suits coastal and wet environments where steel needs galvanizing to survive, but it carries less weight and dents more easily, so it is rated for lighter fixture loads. Tapered poles put material where bending stress concentrates, straight poles are simpler and economical at shorter heights. Our guide on how to choose the right parking lot pole walks through height, material, wind rating and fixture fit in more detail.

None of these choices is aesthetic. Each follows from load, height, environment and budget, in that order. Height sets coverage: most parking lot poles fall between 12 and 30 feet, and a taller pole spreads light over a wider area, so the largest lots use the tallest poles and often fewer of them.

EPA and Wind: Where Cheap Poles Fail

A pole is rated to carry a certain effective projected area at a design wind speed. EPA is the wind-exposed area of the fixture and bracket, adjusted by a drag coefficient for its shape, so a change of fixture, arm or accessory changes the number. The fixture’s EPA, plus arms and banners and anything else in the wind, has to fit inside the pole rating with margin. Undersized wall thickness, weak base plate welds and corroded anchor bolts are how bargain poles end up on the ground. More on why EPA wind ratings matter for exterior lighting.

We publish this check into every quote: fixture EPA against pole rating at your location’s wind loading. The order of operations follows our pole selection guide: pick the luminaire, pick the bracket, read the combined fixture EPA from the chart, choose the pole height, look up the pole EPA at your site’s wind speed, and confirm the pole number is equal to or greater than the fixture number. It is the least glamorous line in the spec and the most important.

Anchor Base or Direct Burial

Anchor base poles bolt to a poured concrete foundation, are plumb-adjustable and replaceable, and are the commercial standard. Direct burial poles set into the ground itself, trading foundation cost for permanence and a below-grade section that must be specified for soil moisture.

Anchor base poles come with the base cover, pole cap, hand hole and cover, grounding nut, base template and anchor bolts, so the foundation contractor pours to the exact pattern. Galvanized anchor bolts are available as an option for wet and coastal sites. Our light pole ordering guidelines list every spec to have ready: shaft type, height, shaft size, wall gauge, tenon or drilling, and finish.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a pole's EPA rating mean?

Effective projected area: how much fixture wind area the pole can carry at a design wind speed. The fixture load must fit the rating with margin. As a reference, LED Spot’s chart lists a Lifestyle Small fixture at 1.1 on a post top and 4.1 in a quad 90 bracket layout, so adding heads raises the load fast.

Should I buy steel or aluminum poles?

Steel for heavier loads, height and impact strength, aluminum for corrosion resistance in coastal and wet settings. Load, height and environment decide it.

What is the difference between anchor base and direct burial?

Anchor base bolts to a concrete foundation and is replaceable. Direct burial sets into the ground and depends on soil conditions below grade.

Do poles come with anchor bolts and templates?

Yes, anchor base poles come with bolt sets and base templates for the foundation pour, along with the base cover, pole cap, hand hole cover and grounding nut. See the pole ordering guidelines for the full list.

Can you check whether a pole carries my fixtures?

Yes. Send fixture EPA and your location and we verify the pairing against local wind loading as part of the quote.

What wind rating do poles need in hurricane-prone areas?

For sites that see hurricanes, LED Spot recommends planning the pole and fixture package around wind speeds up to 150 mph, then confirming against the design wind speed for your exact location. Read more on wind ratings for light poles in hurricane areas.

Photometric Design

Send us your dimensions and we will model fixture placement and light levels before you commit.

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