TY| 60” 65 All other uses of electricity Uni-Form Pulse Start Cost Elecrtricity used in offices, 2 Uni-Form Pulse Start Saves One Third the Cost of stores and other commercial MetalHalide Lighting buildings in the U.S. @ Retrofitting old lighting fixtures is one way the companies can shave hundreds—if not thousands—ofdollars off their electric bills. (NAPSA)—In a time of struggling economy and increasing operational costs, there is a light at the end of the tunnel for U.S. businesses: More than $6 million annually could be saved nationwide if businesses updated their lighting to more energy-efficient systems. According to a recent study con- ducted by Venture Lighting Inter- national and the American Counsel for an Energy Efficient Economy, lighting is the number one use of electrical energy for business establishments, accounting for approximately percent of total electric bills. This is in part due to the more than million outdated, energy-wasting lighting fixtures currently being used. Meanwhile, switching to newer energy-saving technology could pay off in less than two years with substantial savings in years to come. Retrofit Solutions In an attempt to lower initial start-up costs, companies such as Venture Lighting International have created retrofit solutions to allow companies to change out of their old technology lamps andbal- lasts without changing their cur- rent fixtures. In addition, numerous utility providers are offering rebates in the range of $25 to $50 per fixture for customers to upgradetheir technology. One type of lighting with Still worried about up-front retrofit costs? Installing the 300watt metal halide retrofit kit from Venture Lighting costs approxi- HID lighting, featuring metal halide and high pressure sodium rebates ranging from $25 to $50 from utility providers, companies energy-saving potential is high intensity discharge (HID)lighting. (HPS) technology, is commonly used in commercial, industrial, retail and municipal applications. Metal halide provides high-intensity white light, offering longer life, improved color uniformity, and significant energy savings. Like any technology, HID lighting sources have improvedsignifi- cantly over the last three decades. Unfortunately, businesses have not moved as quickly as the technology. Some say upgrading light- ing technology isn’t in the budget. mately $110 per fixture. With $81 in energy savings and additional will pay for the investment in the first year. If the savings per company were not overwhelming, what would be the national savings? If only 20 percent of the million fixtures currently using old tech- nology were replaced, that would be a savings of more than $6 million of energy per year. For more information on metal halide lighting or Venture’s retro- fit options, visit www.venture lighting.com or call 800-451-2606.
