Commercial LED Lighting Solutions Case Study Series – Industrial

The case study below is a sample of the growing use of energy saving LED lights for commercial LED lighting solutions cross a broad range of applications. If you would like to submit a case study, please contact us via http://www.greenandsave.com/contact_us.html Project: Waters International Truck and Tractor Co. Highlights: 4th generation business with over 280 employees Address: 65 Mississippi 19, Meridian, MS 39307 Owner: Waters International (www.waterstruck.com) Opportunity for LED Lights Lighting consumes a significant amount of electricity for Truck Dealerships. Like many service bays, this facility had high bay fixtures using 456 watts, with the ballast factor. At over 13 hours of illumination per day (3,750h/year), each fixture used 1,710 kWh/year. At the average electricity rate in Mississippi of $.085/kWh, the lighting cost was $145.35 per fixture per year. Given the high bay replacement and labor costs of over $60, the annual total exceeded $215 per fixture. LED Lighting Solution Independence LED produced a 100 watt LED high bay fixture that saves 356 watts per fixture for over 78% savings. The external driver and aircraft grade deep fin aluminum heat sinks are ideal for industrial applications to ensure color consistency and longevity. LED Case Study Results By reducing the fixture wattage from 456 to 100, the annual savings is 1,335 kWh and $113 per fixture. Over the 60,000 hour 16 year life of the LEDs at over 13h/day, the lifetime energy savings is2,287. With historical 3% average annual increase s in energy cost and reduced bulb replacement and maintenance labor, the savings is over $2,800 per fixture. To find more case studies from this manufacturer see: http://independenceled.com/case-studies/ To see the graphic support for this case study see: http://independenceled.com/waters-international-industrial-case-study-led-high-bay-replacement/ For more case studies across the LED lighting marketplace, see LEDs Magazine, one of the leading LED lighting resources: http://www.ledsmagazine.com/_search?q=case+studies&x=13&y=11