Many companies deal with hot, inefficient warehouse lighting every day, but don’t put a lot of thought into it. If a warehouse operates 24 hours per day, the lighting can be one of its most significant overhead expenses.
One solution to lower your energy costs and HVAC costs is to install LED lighting and, if possible, a lighting-control system. Digital Lumens installed LED lighting with a control system in the United States Cold Storage Inc.’s Hazleton, PA warehouse earlier this year. According to the case study, the old high-pressure sodium lamps consumed 465 watts each, costing USCS $0.46 per square foot per year.
The new Digital Lumens Intelligent lighting consumes only 160 watts and only costs 3.5 cents per square foot per year, a decrease of 93% in energy costs! Also, with the new lighting, the warehouse was able to get rid of the chiller load associated with the metal halide lighting and eliminate their lamp replacement and maintenance budget. USCS’s payback period for this project was just 14.6 months.
To contribute to the savings, Digital Lumens also implemented its LightRules system, which uses a combination of fixture-based sensors and a lighting control system to dim or turn off lighting in areas of the warehouse that see sporadic activity. With this system, the lights are only on 22.17% of the time. Having the lights on when no one is around wastes energy and contributes to maintenance expenses.
Using the intelligence of the Digital Lumens Light Rules system, combined with the efficiency of LED Lighting, United States Cold Storage was able to slash its lighting overhead expenses by over 90%.
Relumination is a proud partner with Digital Lumens, and we offer our customers the Intelligent Light Engine and LightRules products. Contact us to learn more or for a free facility analysis.
