Posts Tagged ‘Return on Investment’

Step Up To 80% Savings With Stairwell Lighting Controls

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Here is an article I found that I thought you would be interested in. Lutron just released their smart line of stairwell fixtures. Making use of a wireless occupancy sensor and dimming ballast, you can finally take control of the areas in your building that are constantly lighted. Thus reducing the amount of energy wasted by your building.Lutron Stairwell Fixture

Light control manufacturer Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., is proud to introduce the new Stairwell Retrofit Solution that automatically adjusts light output based on stairwell occupancy.

The new Stairwell Retrofit Solution utilizes a lighting fixture with a Lutron digital dimming ballast preprogrammed to occupied and unoccupied light levels specific to a project’s code requirements. The fixture receives a signal from Radio Powr Savr™ occupancy sensors via reliable Lutron Clear Connect™ RF technology. The solution’s design features separate fixture and sensor components which allow for the flexibility to determine occupancy sensor quantities, mounting configuration, and placement requirements based on the stairwell design.

Through high-end trim and occupancy sensing, the stairwell retrofit solution provides the opportunity to save over 80% of lighting energy usage. Added benefits include simple installation, flexible grouping of fixtures and sensors, and the opportunity to meet codes and standards (ASHRAE 90.1 2010 and IgCC). (more…)

Utility Rates on the Rise Again

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

With all of the recent talk about KCP&L’s Iatan 2 power plant going over budget, now is a better time than any to discuss what happens to your operating expenses when your utility rates rise. It may seem like a now brainer, that when energy costs go up, your monthly expenses go up too. However, lets use some real world examples to show you how drastic it will affect your monthly and annual budget.

It’s no secret that KCP&L went over budget by almost 100% building the Iatan 2 power plant located near Weston, Mo. and the result of their mishaps resulted in an official request to raise rates in Missouri 14.5% and in Kansas 11.5%. Steve Everly from the KC Star said, “KCP&L is seeking rate increases of 14.5 percent in Missouri and 11.5 percent in Kansas, in part, to help pay for Iatan 2. If those increases are granted, KCP&L customers’ rates will have increased nearly 50 percent in the past four years.” Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/08/2209483/kcpl-faulted-for-mismanagement.html#ixzz0z8nIzcp7

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