Case Study

A lighting retrofit saves a company money and helps their workers become more efficient.

At the heart of this effort was the overhaul of overhead lighting in the facility by switching from T12 and metal halide lighting to more energy efficient 4-Lamp T8 High Bays. The T8 lamps closely reproduce the properties of natural light and provide significant energy savings. As a result, ABC Supply is lowering its energy needs, improving productivity, and reducing the likelihood of safety related accidents.

Additional Benefits

An additional, and equally important benefit of the new T8 lamps is the potential for a corresponding boost in productivity. Studies show that quality lighting in the workplace helps workers produce more products with fewer mistakes and leads to a 10-50% increase in productivity. Quality lighting can also decrease errors by as much as 30-60%. This is of particular importance to ABC Supply with products such as siding and J-channel storage where many different color options exist and pulling the right product is key to staying efficient.

Before and After

See the immediate difference in lighting quality after the work.

Products Used

Energy savings and a natural light illumination made the 4-Lamp T8 High Bays the perfect choice for this project. The T8 High Bay provides the latest technology in energy efficient lighting for medium and high bay warehouses. This fixture is also utility rebate friendly throught the US.

EPA Reductions and Equivalencies

Beyond the monetary and efficiency gains there are several environmental benefit reductions that occurred because of the work performed by BlueStar Energy.

• 28,366 kWh energy reduced on an annual basis
• 4 cars off the road for one entire year
• 20 tons CO₂ reduction of greenhouse gas on an annual basis
• 522 trees absorbing pollution for 10 years