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# Reduce LPD by Percentage for Peak Hours

## Description
This measure reduces lighting loads by a user-specified percentage for a user-specified time period (usually the peak hours). This is applied throughout the entire building.

## Modeler Description
This measure will clone all of the lighting schedules for each zone. Then the schedules are adjusted by the specified percentage during the specified time period.

## Measure Type
ModelMeasure

## Taxonomy


## Arguments


### Percentage Reduction of Lighting Power (%)
Enter a value between 0 and 100
**Name:** lpd_reduce_percent,
**Type:** Double,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** true,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Start Time for the Reduction
In HH:MM:SS format
**Name:** start_time,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### End Time for the Reduction
In HH:MM:SS format
**Name:** end_time,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Use alternative default start and end time based on the climate zone of the model?
This will overwrite the star and end time you input
**Name:** alt_periods,
**Type:** Boolean,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### First start date for the Reduction
In MM-DD format
**Name:** start_date1,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### First end date for the Reduction
In MM-DD format
**Name:** end_date1,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Second start date for the Reduction (optional)
Specify a date in MM-DD format if you want a second period of reduction; leave blank if not needed.
**Name:** start_date2,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Second end date for the Reduction
Specify a date in MM-DD format if you want a second period of reduction; leave blank if not needed. If either the start or end date is blank, the period is considered not used.
**Name:** end_date2,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Second start date for the Reduction (optional)
Specify a date in MM-DD format if you want a third period of reduction; leave blank if not needed.
**Name:** start_date3,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false

### Second end date for the Reduction
Specify a date in MM-DD format if you want a third period of reduction; leave blank if not needed. If either the start or end date is blank, the period is considered not used.
**Name:** end_date3,
**Type:** String,
**Units:** ,
**Required:** false,
**Model Dependent:** false