diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index b0321f2c..94adca3b 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ SCREEN:
 
 LIGHT:
   DAY_SEGMENTS: *day_segments
-  METRICS: ["count", "maxlux", "minlux", "avglux", "medianlux", "stdlux"]
+  FEATURES: ["count", "maxlux", "minlux", "avglux", "medianlux", "stdlux"]
 
 ACCELEROMETER:
   DAY_SEGMENTS: *day_segments
diff --git a/docs/features/extracted.rst b/docs/features/extracted.rst
index 3cc8260d..0eda9e1b 100644
--- a/docs/features/extracted.rst
+++ b/docs/features/extracted.rst
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ See `Light Config Code`_
 
 ..    - Apply readable dateime to Sensor dataset: ``expand("data/raw/{pid}/{sensor}_with_datetime.csv", pid=config["PIDS"], sensor=config["SENSORS"]),``
     
-- Extract Light Metrics:
+- Extract Light Features:
 
     | ``expand("data/processed/{pid}/light_{day_segment}.csv",``
     |                      ``pid=config["PIDS"],`` 
@@ -719,9 +719,9 @@ See `Light Config Code`_
 
     - **Script:** ``src/data/readable_datetime.R`` - See the readable_datetime.R_ script.
 
-- **Rule:** ``rules/features.snakefile/light_metrics`` - See the light_metrics_ rule.
+- **Rule:** ``rules/features.snakefile/light_features`` - See the light_features_ rule.
 
-    - **Script:** ``src/features/light_metrics.py`` - See the light_metrics.py_ script.
+    - **Script:** ``src/features/light_features.py`` - See the light_features.py_ script.
 
 .. _light-parameters:
 
@@ -731,14 +731,14 @@ See `Light Config Code`_
 Name	        Description
 ============    ===================
 day_segment     The particular ``day_segments`` that will be analyzed. The available options are ``daily``, ``morning``, ``afternoon``, ``evening``, ``night``
-metrics         The different measures that can be retrieved from the Light dataset. See :ref:`Available Light Metrics <light-available-metrics>` Table below
+features         The different measures that can be retrieved from the Light dataset. See :ref:`Available Light Metrics <light-available-features>` Table below
 ============    ===================
 
-.. _light-available-metrics:
+.. _light-available-features:
 
-**Available Light Metrics**
+**Available Light Features**
 
-The following table shows a list of the available metrics for the Light dataset. 
+The following table shows a list of the available features for the Light dataset. 
 
 ===========   =========     =============
 Name          Units         Description
@@ -1175,8 +1175,8 @@ stddurationactivebout       minutes       Std duration active bout: The standard
 .. _activity_metrics: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/rules/features.snakefile#L74
 .. _google_activity_recognition.py: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/master/src/features/google_activity_recognition.py
 .. _`Light Config Code`: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/config.yaml#L94
-.. _light_metrics: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/rules/features.snakefile#L113
-.. _light_metrics.py: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/master/src/features/light_metrics.py
+.. _light_features: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/rules/features.snakefile#L113
+.. _light_features.py: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/master/src/features/light_features.py
 .. _`Location (Barnett’s) Config Code`: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/config.yaml#L70
 .. _phone_sensed_bins: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/765bb462636d5029a05f54d4c558487e3786b90b/rules/preprocessing.snakefile#L46
 .. _phone_sensed_bins.R: https://github.com/carissalow/rapids/blob/master/src/data/phone_sensed_bins.R
diff --git a/rules/features.snakefile b/rules/features.snakefile
index 3083b6b1..ba1500d2 100644
--- a/rules/features.snakefile
+++ b/rules/features.snakefile
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ rule screen_features:
     script:
         "../src/features/screen_features.py"
 
-rule light_metrics:
+rule light_features:
     input:
         "data/raw/{pid}/light_with_datetime.csv",
     params:
         day_segment = "{day_segment}",
-        metrics = config["LIGHT"]["METRICS"],
+        features = config["LIGHT"]["FEATURES"],
     output:
         "data/processed/{pid}/light_{day_segment}.csv"
     script:
-        "../src/features/light_metrics.py"
+        "../src/features/light_features.py"
 
 rule accelerometer_features:
     input:
diff --git a/src/features/light_features.py b/src/features/light_features.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd6f06ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/light_features.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import pandas as pd
+from light.light_base import base_light_features
+
+light_data = pd.read_csv(snakemake.input[0], parse_dates=["local_date_time", "local_date"])
+day_segment = snakemake.params["day_segment"]
+requested_features = snakemake.params["features"]
+light_features = pd.DataFrame(columns=["local_date"])
+
+light_features = light_features.merge(base_light_features(light_data, day_segment, requested_features), on="local_date", how="outer")
+
+assert len(requested_features) + 1 == light_features.shape[1], "The number of features in the output dataframe (=" + str(light_features.shape[1]) + ") does not match the expected value (=" + str(len(requested_features)) + " + 1). Verify your light feature extraction functions"
+
+light_features.to_csv(snakemake.output[0], index=False)
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diff --git a/src/features/light_metrics.py b/src/features/light_metrics.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b72b1829..00000000
--- a/src/features/light_metrics.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-import pandas as pd
-from light.light_base import base_light_features
-
-light_data = pd.read_csv(snakemake.input[0], parse_dates=["local_date_time", "local_date"])
-day_segment = snakemake.params["day_segment"]
-metrics = snakemake.params["metrics"]
-light_features = pd.DataFrame(columns=["local_date"])
-
-light_features = light_features.merge(base_light_features(light_data, day_segment, metrics), on="local_date", how="outer")
-
-assert len(metrics) + 1 == light_features.shape[1], "The number of features in the output dataframe (=" + str(light_features.shape[1]) + ") does not match the expected value (=" + str(len(metrics)) + " + 1). Verify your light feature extraction functions"
-
-light_features.to_csv(snakemake.output[0], index=False)
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