- Lighting their facilities is costing them a LOT of money if it’s inefficient
- Nobody knows that ConEdison will literally pay them to upgrade their lighting and save money
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| Lighting retrofit to be completed at Spandex House |
The owner actually spent hundreds of dollars on new lights for a part of the store a while ago not knowing that he could get them at 70% off (and some for FREE) through ConEdison’s SBDI Program!
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| Swapping bulbs to increase energy efficiency |
See, the great thing about cutting down on bills through lighting is that you don’t need to buy yet another expensive brand-spanking new supposedly super efficient piece of equipment destined to take up valuable floor space.
Upgrading your lighting, on the other hand, costs pennies, compared to equipment, and you can actually “see” the benefits, no pun intended!
Yes, you’ll actually have BETTER LIGHT in your space.
- CFL’s higher light temperature is closer in color to daylight
- The bulb’s life is 10,000 hrs vs. the 750 hours of your old friend incandescent
- … and they are 3.9 times more efficient,
Which brings me to my last point: YOU CAN GO ON VACATION with all the money you’ll save converting your lights!
As a rough estimate, this place could save up to $7K per year on their lighting bills with the payback of approximately 4 months with ConEd footing 70% of the bill.
All I need to do now is spend a few hours with my good friend Excel to put all the numbers together. I will keep updating on how my report turns out and the progress of the retrofit.
I get to help small businesses reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills as a part of my internship with Envirolution’s Win-Win Campaign.
Envirolution is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating green economic development and empowering the next generation of sustainability leaders.
