How To Raise Your Company’s Energy GPA
Utilities throughout the country are sending “energy report cards” to customers that compare their energy usage to other comparable operations. California has measured a 2 ½% energy consumption reduction over the 16 month period they have been issuing “energy report cards” to their customers.
This blog has previously note that the U.S. Department of Energy reports that lighting represents 40% of the average commercial building’s electric bill and the Energy Cost Savings Council, reports that energy–efficient lighting projects generate an average 45% return on investment, paying for themselves in just 2.2 years. And yet, 80% of existing commercial buildings operate lighting systems installed before 1986.
A lighting upgrade will substantially increase that Energy GPA, as well as the energy cost drain on your company’s bottom line. A great place to start is the Aelux Resources page.
