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Can Everyone Benefit From
A Retrofit? |
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No. It all depends
on what technology is providing the lighting in your facilities. But even
if your facility was only designed and built in the last 5-10 years, recent
changes in technology may apply to your current system that could give you
the opportunity to still achieve substantial savings. The key is to understand
what systems I you currently have, what are the costs associated with operating
them versus other alternatives, and do those savings justify moving forward
with a retrofit program. See the section on "How
do I get started." |
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What Types Of System Are
Good Candidates To Retrofit |
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Continuous improvements
in lighting technology along with the different operating needs of facilities
can make the answer to this question very complex. But for starters, it
could be that the answer for you is simple. If any of the statements below
describe your facility, you should pursue understanding more about retrofitting
your facility immediately! |
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The primary lighting
in your facility is fluorescent T12 with magnetic ballast and they operate
3500 hours a year or more and you plan on keeping this facility for 3
or more years. |
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Your facility has a tremendous
number on incandescent lamps and you have not explored options to replace
at least some of these with fluorescent lamps. Also, they operate 3500
hours a year or more and you plan on keeping this facility for 3 or more
years. |
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Your facility, whether warehouse
or retail, uses large quantities of HID (Metal Halide) fixtures and light
level maintenance is important or there is an opportunity to add sensors
to control areas that have infrequent use. Also, they operate 3500 hours
a year or more and you plan on keeping this facility for 3 or more years
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The lighting system in our
facility was designed and installed over 15 years ago, your lights typically
operate 3500 hours a year and you plan on keeping this facility for 3
or more years. |
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The reason for considering
facility age in your decision is to ensure that monies spent on retrofits
can be recouped while the tenant still maintains occupancy of the facility.
The 3500 hours is a good usage benchmark in determining if there will
be enough savings to generate a good return on investment. The utility
rate will also play an important factor (if your electricity is free,
you can’t save money on your energy bill). |
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How Can NES Help Me With
My Lighting? |
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NES provides a
wide range of services from turnkey design and installation to labor only
projects to help clients with their needs. With this diverse range of
services and experience, NES can easily provide a preliminary assessment
of what types of opportunities or solutions are appropriate for your lighting
needs. Contact an NES representative an allow one of our professionals
to guide you through a needs assessment process which will get you on
the way to better lighting and energy savings. |
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Are
My Company's Needs Too Big/Too Small For NES? |
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NES is focused
on providing services to clients with one or more large facilities (projects
of 250,000 square feet or more) or national/regional clients with large
numbers of sites that can be part of a roll out program (for retrofits/upgrades)
or can be serviced as part of a scheduled preventative lighting maintenance
program. A typical singe site large project would include hospitals, office
complex, university, convention center or large retail anchor. Typical
multi-site customers include retail chains, convenience store chains,
large box retail anchors, video and electronics stores, fast food chains.
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