Energy Efficient Lighting

 

• An average of 37% of electricity in commercial office buildings is used for lighting – making it one of the most effective targets for savings on energy costs.

• U.S. Grid Solutions delivers seamless evaluation via energy survey, cross-referencing the lamp and fixture replacement to substitute equal or improved lighting quality that immediately lowers your monthly electricity costs.

• High quality energy efficient lighting, up to 75% electricity savings with guaranteed project financials.

• Warranties of 50,000 – 100,000 hours (that's 10-15 years in many applications) and even longer expected service life of these products can provide the highest return on investment in energy savings.

• The huge savings potential and long service life results in positive cash flow benefit

• U.S. Grid Solutions programs can eliminate upfront capital expense to realize energy savings immediately.

 

According to recent data from the US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, lighting consumes 37% of the electricity used in commercial buildings at an annual cost of $25 billion. Huge strides in the quality, durability, service life and cost of energy efficient lighting have been made in the past two years. Lighting from LED's and Induction Lighting in particular can have a tremendous impact on lowering energy costs for applications in many businesses. In existing buildings the replacement of lamps and fixtures can reduce energy use by up to 75% compared to recent lighting technologies like fluorescent tubes, traditional incandescent bulbs and even compact fluorescent bulbs.

 

The new forms of lighting are extremely durable, shock resistant and have service life warranties of 50,000 to 100,000 hours for various models. In commercial and retail settings with lights averaging 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, that is a warranted service life of 10-20 years. The expected service life is even longer. Newer versions of LED, Induction and other efficient lighting have addressed the problems of color and output which hindered some models in the past. Operational savings come from significantly lowering energy use and maintenance. These bulbs are so efficient at converting electrical energy to light that they generate much less heat. Savings through reduced air cooling demand can be another 10-15% of electrical power consumed. Rigorous testing, labeling and reporting to industry standards have simplified the selection of high quality solutions to capture big savings in this key area. U.S. Grid Solutions offers the world's leading solutions combined with innovative financing solutions to capture immediate cash flow benefits for most of our clients.