LED LIGHTING
Case Study
MAKING THE RIGHT INVESTMENT U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States, operates 3,086 banking offices and 5,086 ATMs throughout the country. U.S. Bank El Cajon, located just outside the City of San Diego, California, is a proud member of the local community. Since opening in 1969, the building has been part of several renovations, however the lighting has relatively remained the same. Constant lamp burnouts, ballast failures and increasing maintenance
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THE IDEAL LIGHTING SOLUTION The previous lighting consisted
lighting solution that helped support
of 139 metal halide downlight fixtures
U.S. Bank’s environmental stewardship
operating at 208 watts each or 88,615
efforts.
kWh annually.
Lighting Energy
$10,862*
For the retrofit, LED Source® chose
With a ceiling height of 18’, these
139 Zenaro Daylight White (4000K) 10”
fixtures required special equipment
Recessed LED Downlights. This fixture
brought in each time a bulb or ballast
provided both excellent light quality and
failed. This was both cumbersome and
a work friendly color temperature. At only
expensive in maintenance costs.
40 watts each, energy consumption was
To meet their client’s objectives, the
SAVINGS FACTS
Maintenance & AC
$5,182*
reduced to 17,041 kWh annually.
team from LED Source® Los Angeles
It is estimated that U.S. Bank El
designed and implemented an LED
Cajon will save annually $1,858* in air conditioning, $3,324* in maintenance
Annual Savings
$16,044*
costs and $10,862* in lighting energy. Total annual savings is estimated at $16,044* or *81% in energy savings. In addition, an energy rebate from the local utility of $11,815 further added to the retrofit savings.
Energy Savings *
81%
“We chose to upgrade to LED lighting since it improved the overall appearance of the bank while reducing energy and maintenance costs.” Gregory Thorne, VP/ Environmental and Engineering Manager, U.S. Bank
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Savings listed is an estimate only and based upon information provided. ©2013 LED Source, LLC. All rights reserved.
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