Lighting
A good place to start investigating for energy savings is in your plant’s lighting system. In the industrial sector, lighting accounts for less than 5% of the overall energy footprint, but in some sectors it can be higher. Also, the costs of implementation have come down significantly, which has yielded quicker paybacks that make lighting upgrades more viable and compelling. The lighting landscape continues to change from year to year at a pace that strongly suggests a review of a facilities’ lighting should be considered every 5 years. New advancements in lighting technology and controls have opened up opportunities for better quality lighting with lower energy consumption while offering flexibility to use light levels as needed. Utility companies across the United States have continued to encourage lighting upgrades and many offer financial incentives.
Key Steps to Consider
- Conduct a lighting audit – every 5 years
- Consider redesign rather than "remove and replace" option
- Consider lighting controls for improved efficiency
- Check with local utilities for rebates and incentives
Explore additional resources specific to Better Plants partners and connect with the lighting-subject matter expert below.
Presentations
Learn about innovative, replicable lighting-solutions and best practices implemented by Better Plants partners.
Industrial Energy Technology/Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing
“Industrial Energy Technology/Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing” was presented by George Andraos from Ford Motor Company and Michael Schratz from Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America at the 2017 Better Buildings, Better Plants Summit session, “Eureka! Industrial Energy Technology Innovation/Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing.”
Reduce Energy Use in Leased Spaces
"Reduce Energy Use in Leased Spaces" was presented by Mani Balakrishnan from Lennox International at the 2015 World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) session, "New Markets and Ways of Finding and Measuring Energy Savings."
Solutions
Learn about innovative, replicable lighting-solutions and best practices implemented by Better Plants partners.
J.R. Simplot: New Potato Processing Plant
J.R. Simplot’s showcase project is a new, 420,000 square foot, state-of-the-art potato processing plant that will integrate innovative energy-efficient technologies to achieve dramatic energy efficiency improvements of up to 25% while producing hundreds of millions of pounds of frozen potato products per year. The new plant includes solar-powered LED exterior lighting.
Legrand: North America Headquarters
Legrand showcased its commitment to energy efficiency by achieving an 11% energy intensity reduction in three years at its 100-year old West Hartford, Connecticut, headquarters facility through improvements such as installing inductive lighting and replacing existing 32-watt bulbs with high-efficiency 25-watt bulbs in its office areas.
Lennox International: LED Project at New Regional Distribution Leased Location
As part of Lennox’s strategy for meeting the company’s energy and environment goals under its Sustainability 2.0 corporate initiative, Lennox evaluated it's leased and owned distribution warehouses to identify opportunities to use high-efficiency Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting.
In an effort to reduce a plant's energy consumption, Steelcase chose to replace the existing plant lighting with uniform High-Bay LED fixtures. Steelcase initiated the work in 2016, replacing over 1,100 metal halide fixtures and over 200 T-8 fixtures with LED fixtures.
United Technologies Corporation: United Technologies Research Center
In the summer of 2015, United Technologies Corporation began expanding and renovating its United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) facility in East Hartford, Connecticut. This UTRC project incorporates sustainable design features such as daylight harvesting with solar tubes and LED lighting controls.