Lighting Retrofits

Before

After

The Design:

Replacing lamps and ballasts within existing fixtures, or installing new energy efficient fixtures.
Incorporating day-light harvesting and motion sensors to enhance savings.

The Benefits:

Electric Energy Savings
Maintenance Savings
Cooling Savings
Improved Quality of Light
No “Buzzing” from Magnetic Fluorescent Ballasts
No “Flickering” from Fluorescent Lamps
Better Lighting = Happy Employees = Increased Productivity

Did you know?

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has set forth the following regulation timetable:

April 1, 2005: Ballast manufacturers can no longer produce ballasts for installation in new fixtures unless they meet the new minimum ballast efficiency (BEF) requirements.
- With existing technology, only electronic ballasts comply with these guidelines for F40T12 and F96T12 lamps. Energy efficient magnetic ballasts for F96T12HO lamps now rated for –20o F will be required for all applications except outdoor signs.
July 1, 2005: Ballast manufacturers can no longer sell ballasts that do not meet the new BEF requirements.
April 1, 2006: Lighting fixture manufacturers can no longer incorporate ballasts that do not meet the new BEF requirements in new fixtures.
July 1, 2010: Ballasts, including replacements, can no longer be manufactured unless they meet the new BEF standards.

The bigger potential impact may be in 2010 when magnetic replacement ballasts for the T12 system can no longer be sold.

For the complete list of regulations, please visit the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 430—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts Energy Conservation Standards.

What Type of Lighting Retrofit is Right for You?

Some examples of lighting retrofits we provide include the following:

T-12 lamps and ballasts to T-8 lamps and ballasts
Standard HID highbay fixtures to T-8 highbay fixtures
Standard HID lamps and ballasts to pulse start metal halide lamps and ballasts
Incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent lamps
Incandescent and fluorescent exit signs to LED exit signs

T-5 vs. T-8 Technology—The Pros and Cons

Pros of T-5 technology:

Higher lumen output—good for indirect cove lighting or very high mounted fixtures
Greater light control within smaller fixtures.

Cons of T-5 technology:

Lamps and ballasts are expensive compared to T-8 components.
T-5 “4-foot” lamps are actually metric size (45” long), requiring brackets to retrofit an existing 48” fixture.
T-5 is not appropriate for most spaces, meaning the building will have T-8 technology elsewhere. This combination of lamp and ballast types leads to more extensive inventory
Less energy savings provided

Financial Energy Management will use our extensive knowledge in the latest technologies available to find the best lighting solutions for your facility.

Financial Energy Management, Inc.
4634 South Broadway, Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 781-8455 fax: (303) 781-8754 info@financialenergy.com