Often the bottom line budget for lighting costs goes towards maintenance, labor, & continued replacement supplies. A quality lighting retrofit strategy can virtually eliminate all three. Energy-efficient lighting upgrades offer you savings year after year - money that goes straight to the bottom line!

When you consider that lighting can represent up to 40% of your total electric bill, isn't it time you develop an upgrade strategy? Finance your lighting upgrade with dollars saved from your monthly electric bill while Increasing quality of light and reducing energy consumption.
UPGRADE AN UNDER-PERFORMING ASSET
Do you have an under-performing asset in your building? Try looking at your ceiling. The lighting systems you currently have are probably outdated and using too much energy. If you haven’t upgraded to an energy-efficient lighting system, you’re losing money! In the past decade, a virtual revolution in lighting technology and environmentally improved products has given thousands of organizations a new way to enhance their bottom line. The revolution has resulted in:
  • Reduced operating costs through energy-saving technologies
  • Productivity gains through better lighting quality
These organizations discovered that simply by upgrading their lighting systems they could significantly cut utility bills while providing a return on their investments of 40 to 50 percent. If you’re not reaping similar gains, your current lighting system is an under-performing asset.
KNOW YOUR COST OF LIGHT
Maintaining your lighting system can be very costly. The cost of light is broken down into three components:

Many organizations spend most of their time trying to impact the 4% portion of their lighting dollar. They have enormous purchasing departments whose sole purpose is to negotiate a better price of the product. Individuals may even get bonuses for saving their company money on supplies. In fact, the purchase of lamps and ballasts represents only a fraction of the overall cost of light. Energy cost is by far the biggest expense. That’s why it pays to invest in the most energy-efficient lighting equipment.
LIGHTING UPGRADES FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION
Other financial vehicles do not offer the return on investment (ROI) that a simple lighting upgrade can provide. A look at some ROI’s on other investments:
1992 – 1996 S&P - 12.50% Mutual Fund - 14.00% 30-Year T-Bill - 6.05%
5-Year CD - 4.89% Prime Rate - 8.50%
Lighting retrofit projects present no risk; improve working conditions; increase productivity; help the environment; and is a capital improvement to the facility.
EPA GREEN LIGHTS PROGRAM
The Federal Government established the Green Lights program sanctioned to recruit top fortune 1000 corporations to upgrade their existing lighting systems to that of energy-efficient lighting in order to help the environment. The government also passed the 1992 EPACT law, which slowly delists old, inefficient lighting products. The impetus for these laws and programs lies in the fact that many commercial space buildings are lighted by outdated, inefficient, and environmentally unfriendly systems. Of the 4.8 million commercial buildings (68 billion square feet) in the U.S., 90% were constructed prior to 1986 which means that the majority are likely to carry outmoded lighting systems.
Since the start of Green Lights in 1991 and now with the inception of the recently formed Energy Star Buildings Program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) have demonstrated how voluntary participation from all size businesses can help to protect the environment while at the same time making their businesses more competitive and more profitable.