Business Costs Are Rising...But, Look To Annual Energy Savings...

Can It Be Lowered?

Identifying energy savings is a simple mathematical calculation based on wattage of your existing lighting system.  Most people don't take the time to figure out how turning on the lights is related to that energy bill you open every month. 

Stage 8-Jump Over Stage 3, 4, 5, 6....that's 40 Hours of Your Time

Ummm....But You Said We Needed ALL The Stages.....

Well you do need all the stages.  It is a process like I talked about in Part 1.  You have read it all, so now after reading Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, Do you think you can handle the whole deal of doing your own energy efficiency audit? 

Stages 5-7: Do-It-Yourself Commercial Energy Audit For Lighting:

Here is where the rubber hits the road; time to do the math.  Now don't go and stop reading this article just because there is math involved.  Remember I mentioned Stage 8 (tomorrow's post..).  Stage 8 is the easiest and least time consuming...you will see. 

Stages 1-4: Do-It-Yourself Commercial Energy Audit For Lighting:

Many folks call us up for information on how to do their project or do the calculations needed for making a decision regarding energy efficiency.

What Is The Average Cost Of A Commercial Energy Audit?

The term "Green" is everywhere.  There are companies everywhere now that offer energy audits, but what do you really get with an audit? 

You Will Have To Replace Your T-12's At Some Point....The Question Is...When?

T-12 Being Phased Out

Ballasts

Replacement ballasts for T-12 Fixtures are no longer being manufactured.  This is part of a long term phaseout which began in 2005. Manufacturers stopped producing the ballasts after July 2010.  As long as your ballast doesn't burn out, you will have nothing to worry about.

Just In Case You Did Miss Our Top 5 Energy Efficient Blog Posts Of The Year...Here's A Re-Cap...

2011: A Year Of Tremendous Website Growth

This past year has seen tremendous growth in our website. We have had over 11,700 visitors this year compared to just under 1000 in 2010 and less that 50 in 2009.  Blogging has been a major contributor to our success in attracting visitors to our website. 

Utility Uses Inefficient 400 Watt Metal Halide For New Street Lights

I was recently traveling in Kentucky near our new facility and I noticed some new street lights put up by the local utility in the area.  Since they were new, I stopped in to take a look to see what type of technology they are using. 

Tis the season!

.....for high energy bills! Today let's look at some simple tips and energy saving ideas to help this holiday season.