Commercial Energy Savings - How Much Can You Save With Energy Efficiency?

For some, the fact that energy efficiency is closelylighting bill by 50 percent.
aligned with the green movement signifies that it can'tRetrofitting a lighting system consists of replacing
make a significant impact for companies thatlighting technology. But retrofitting an HVAC system
implement it, which isn't true. In fact, energy efficiencyconsists of downsizing HVAC components, particularly
remains the most popular green practice amongchillers and air distribution fans. Yesterday's HVAC
companies because it can make an impact. In the erasystems were designed with components that are
of corporate cost savings, anything that allows aoversized, and use more energy than necessary to
company to realize commercial energy savingsproduce the optimal heating or cooling effect. In
essentially increases its bottom line, and energyaddition, traditional HVAC systems commonly have
efficiency can save more money than other cuttingboilers that display a poor electricity to heat conversion
measures. Here's why: a commercial building's interiorratio (roughly 65 percent), which can be replaced with
lighting system and HVAC system account for mostboilers whose conversion ratio is as high as 90
of its energy usage, and energy efficient designpercent. By retrofitting a traditional HVAC system in
targets these areas, reducing their energy consumptionaddition to an inefficient lighting system, companies can
by implementing energy saving retrofits.easily reduce their annual utility cost by over 50
When companies learn how much of their annualpercent.
electric bill stems from interior lighting (roughly 60Traditionally, one of the biggest reasons that
percent), they often express surprise. While a fewcompanies fail to implement energy saving design is its
lamps don't incur much cost, floor after floor ofpotentially high cost. But considering that many projects
lamps-many of them burning 24 hours a day-can addhave a first year ROI of 50 percent or better, and that
up. There are two basic measures for reducing theenergy efficient consulting providers offer long-term,
energy consumption of a lighting system: implementinginterest free financing, the once sensible reasons for
more efficient lamps and ballasts, and implementing anot implementing energy saving design aren't s sensible
facility wide lighting control system that dims lights oranymore. If your company is trying to save money in a
turns them off when no movement is preset or on adown economy and considering cost cutting measures
set schedule. Retrofitting a lighting system is anthat would cut jobs, consider implementing energy
efficiency measure, while implementing a lighting controlsaving design instead. You can improve your bottom
system is a conservation measure. But combine them,line and not contribute to the unemployment line in the
and you could easily reduce the cost of your annualprocess.