What is low voltage lighting?

A low voltage lighting system usually operates on 12 or 24 volts whereas a line voltage system usually operates on 120 or 277 volts. Examples include recessed lights (cans), track lights, bendable rail lighting systems, landscape lighting, deck lighting, suspended cable lighting, pendant lights, and display lights. read more

Line Voltage vs. Low Voltage. Line voltage is the standard voltage—120 volts—that’s found in outlets and junction boxes in the United States and Canada. For this, line-voltage fixtures are basically plug-and-play. read more

Low voltage lighting got its start in American residential settings in the 1950s. Originally developed to facilitate landscape lighting, low voltage lighting soon made its way indoors and is now very common for lighting applications like track lighting, recessed lighting, under cabinet lighting, strip lighting, and more. read more