Davis & Warshow, a dealer of luxury kitchen and bath
fixtures and plumbing materials recently completed a complete LED Tube lighting retrofit at their 209,000-square-foot distribution center in Queens, New York.
The LED lighting retrofit project involved replacing outdated fluorescent lighting
to more energy efficient LED tube lighting. The company claims this is one of
largest single facility LED Tube light installation projects in the country.
LED Tube Lighting Energy Rebate From Con Edison
The reported investment in the LED Tube Lighting retrofit
was more than $250,000. While this was a large expense for the company the
program reduces the annual lighting energy expense from $50,000 to $ 20,000. In
addition, the company received a rebate check from local utility, Con Edison of $
63,704. According to Davis & Warshow president David Finkel, "The
amount represented rebates we earned for the lighting conversion based on
annual kWh saved using the made-in-America fixtures," he said. "Moreover, in five years’ time our
investment will have paid for itself, with the rebates we've earned and the
overall energy savings."
"We are pleased to support Davis & Warshow's
efforts to make their business more sustainable," said David Pospisil,
program manager of the Con Edison's Commercial & Industrial Energy
Efficiency Programs who presented the five-figure rebate. "Con Edison's
incentives and rebates help businesses like Davis & Warshow make smart
investments to improve the energy and environmental performance of their
buildings."
The potential energy savings from an LED Lighting retrofit
can be substantial. In many projects that energy savings can range between
35-60%. The biggest hurdle is financing the upfront costs of replacing less
energy efficient lighting with LED Lighting. There are numerous financing and
rebate programs offered through local Utility Companies.
A number of Utility companies
including Con Edison are members of the DesignLights Consortium. The DesignLights
Consortium publishes a list of qualified LED lighting products that member
firms will include in their lighting rebate programs. For more information
please visit their website-www.designlights,org
If your lighting project includes four foot LED Tube Light ,
the DLC only lists one LED Tube Manufacturer that meets their new strict
criteria- RedBird LED based in Atlanta, GA. For more information on their
Cardinal Linear LED Tube Replacement light please visit
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