I'd like to think that at the end of the day, I don't take my work home with me, but that's not necessarily the case when you're passionate about what you do. Inefficient lighting is a huge source of frustration for me. Whether eating in a restaurant, going shopping or strolling down the street, I have a habit of looking up I can't help notice lighting that is either expired, inefficient or even discontinued.
T12 fluorescent lighting is currently being phased out in North America. Both Canada and the U.S. have adopted regulations to discontinue the use of T12s. In Canada, NRCan revised the Energy Efficiency Act to limit regulations on T12 lamps and magnetic ballasts in 1993 and 1995 respectively. If your lighting fixtures are older than ten years, there's a good chance you may have T12s. Maintaining an inefficient T12 fluorescent lighting system is expensive and the necessity to change to a more energy efficient system is becoming more prevalent as remaining stocks of lamps and magnetic ballasts are depleted. The most common options are the efficient T8 or T5 fluorescent lighting and electronic ballasts.
More often than not the need for improving your business’s bottom line is the first step in moving towards, becoming a leader of energy savings. Lighting being one of the largest power consumers is also one of the most cost effective improvements that can turn around that bottom line. Initial outlay to complete any capital project has always been the main drawback to implementing any project. This no longer needs to be a problem. Why?
Fortunately, there are rebates available to help you make the change-over. Through the OPA's saveONenergy program, businesses can offset the costs of their retrofit projects to shorten their return on investment. When factoring in incentives, energy savings, maintenance savings and productivity increases due to improved lighting levels, the payback periods are very impressive.
Considering your lighting transition by replacing each light fixture as it burns out is not only an ineffective method of improving your energy efficiency and bottom line, but by doing so, you will no longer be eligible to receive funding. Once you have calculated all costs associated with completing your project in this manner (lift rentals, minimum labour rates to hire an electrician per fixture, ESA permits) as well, the loss in energy savings you could have saved completing your project on a one time basis. Are you LIGHTING the way to a more energy efficient company?
So the next time you're going to a restaurant, shopping or strolling down the street, look up and try to notice where energy is being wasted. Just make sure you watch where you're going.
Chris LeBlanc
Energy Consultant
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
T 905-564-8999 x.284
M 647-214-0193
TF 1-800-303-7568 | F 905-564-5677
www.dialonewolfedale.com
Giving You the Power!
T12 fluorescent lighting is currently being phased out in North America. Both Canada and the U.S. have adopted regulations to discontinue the use of T12s. In Canada, NRCan revised the Energy Efficiency Act to limit regulations on T12 lamps and magnetic ballasts in 1993 and 1995 respectively. If your lighting fixtures are older than ten years, there's a good chance you may have T12s. Maintaining an inefficient T12 fluorescent lighting system is expensive and the necessity to change to a more energy efficient system is becoming more prevalent as remaining stocks of lamps and magnetic ballasts are depleted. The most common options are the efficient T8 or T5 fluorescent lighting and electronic ballasts.
More often than not the need for improving your business’s bottom line is the first step in moving towards, becoming a leader of energy savings. Lighting being one of the largest power consumers is also one of the most cost effective improvements that can turn around that bottom line. Initial outlay to complete any capital project has always been the main drawback to implementing any project. This no longer needs to be a problem. Why?
Fortunately, there are rebates available to help you make the change-over. Through the OPA's saveONenergy program, businesses can offset the costs of their retrofit projects to shorten their return on investment. When factoring in incentives, energy savings, maintenance savings and productivity increases due to improved lighting levels, the payback periods are very impressive.
Considering your lighting transition by replacing each light fixture as it burns out is not only an ineffective method of improving your energy efficiency and bottom line, but by doing so, you will no longer be eligible to receive funding. Once you have calculated all costs associated with completing your project in this manner (lift rentals, minimum labour rates to hire an electrician per fixture, ESA permits) as well, the loss in energy savings you could have saved completing your project on a one time basis. Are you LIGHTING the way to a more energy efficient company?
So the next time you're going to a restaurant, shopping or strolling down the street, look up and try to notice where energy is being wasted. Just make sure you watch where you're going.
Chris LeBlanc
Energy Consultant
Dial One Wolfedale Electric
T 905-564-8999 x.284
M 647-214-0193
TF 1-800-303-7568 | F 905-564-5677
www.dialonewolfedale.com
Giving You the Power!
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