Skip to main content

Success Stories

Success Stories

We only succeed when our customers are comfortable!

Mountain View Elementary School & Meadow Brook School

East Longmeadow Public Schools Logo
Challenge:  LED retrofit of old fluorescent fixtures

End-User:  Town of East Longmeadow, MA

Installation Strategy:  Turnkey Project by NE Lighting, Inc.

Incentive Provider: National Grid
Scope: This was a LED lighting retrofit project at two elementary schools – interior and exterior whose fluorescent lighting had deteriorated over time. The main energy conservation measure was re-lamp and re-ballast of the existing fluorescent T8 lighting; 4-ft. fluorescent T8s, 2-ft and and U-lamp fluorescent T8 lighting. In addition, incandescent bulbs were replaced; on the exterior, all of the building wall packs and some parking lot flood lights were replaced with LED lighting retrofits.

Technology Used: The majority of the retrofit was re-lamp and re-ballast of the existing linear fluorescent T8 lighting. The system chosen was the  Espen CoreTech T8 LED and Driver.
Market - Education K-12

Meadow Brook School

Total Lighting Project Investment: $90,839

Total Out of Pocket Cost for Customer: $0.00

Annual Energy Savings: $14,153
Payback Period: 4.46 yrs.
Est. Annual Maintenance Savings: $2,122


Total Annual Operational Savings: $16,276


Mountain View School


Total Project Lighting Investment: $53,412
Net Investment by Customer: $38,242
Annual Energy Savings: $8,697
Payback Period: 4.40 yrs.
Est. Annual Maintenance Savings: $1,304

Total Annual Operational Savings: $10,002

Holyoke Mall Large Scale Retrofit with cutting edge LED downlights

Challenge:  LED retrofit of 860 downlights with latest LEDs at busy mall.

End User:  Holyoke Mall, MA

Installation Strategy:
  Turnkey Project by Right Light Energy Services (RLES)

Incentive Provider:
  National Grid / MassSave Upstream
Scope:  Replaced over 860 recessed downlights, which consisted of a combination of 8-inch and
12-inch downlights containing 100 watt and 150 watt metal halide.
 
Technology Used: Enlux recessed LED lighting. The majority of the project (700 fixtures) was
the DL1 14 watt 8-inch tapered cone fixture; the remainder were the DL2 42 watt 8-inch and
10-inch tapered cone fixture.
Market - Large Scale Retail / Commercial

Holyoke Mall

Total Project Lighting Cost: $178,359.95
Incentives: $22,390.00
Payback Period: 3.86 yrs.
Annual Energy Savings: $40,396.72
Annual Maintenance Savings: $3,312.53
Annual kWH Savings: 323,174 kWh
KW Reduced: 77.98 KW

Total Annual Operational Savings: $43,709

Roger Williams Park Zoo and Village

Roger Williams Park Zoo and Village
Challenge: Retrofit hundreds of outdoor and indoor lights of an elaborately landscaped 427-acre city park and zoo which houses over 900 animals and is on the National Register of Historic Places as one of the oldest zoos in the US.

End User: RI Zoological Society / City of Providence RI

Installation Strategy:
  Self Install

Incentive Provider:
  National Grid
Scope:  Replaced hundreds of outdated outdoor lights with cutting edge LEDs while still maintaining the classic feel of an 1880s zoo.
 
Technology Used:  Interior commercial LED lighting, outdoor floods and area lights.
Market - Higher Education / Community

Roger Williams Park Zoo and Village

Total Project Lighting Investment: $96,082
Roger Williams Park & Zoo
Total Project Lighting Investment: $96,082
Incentives: $27,203
Annual Energy Savings: $11,093
Payback Period: 6.21 yrs
Annual Maintenance Savings: $1,664

Total Annual Savings: $12,757


Skidmore College – Scribner Library CFL Retrofit

Lucy Scribner Library Skidmore College
Challenge: Replace 100s of pin-based CFL downlights.

End User: Skidmore College, NY

Installation Strategy:
Turnkey Project by Right Light Energy Services (RLES)

Incentive Provider:
NYSERDA
Scope: Replace 494 pin-based CFL downlights in a hard ceiling.
 
Technology Used:  Enlux LED retrofit kits.
Market - Higher Education

Scribner Library

Total Cost:$103,000
kW reduced:17.67
kWh reduced:155,837
Return on Investment: 20%

Annual Savings: $20,600


New England Electropolishing – Multiple LED & Ballast Retrofits

New England Electropolishing
Challenge: Upgrade existing linear fluorescent lighting in their manufacturing / production areas to improve light quality, reduce electrical costs and reduce maintenance requirements. Of particular importance was improving the light quality in the material inspection areas, which is critical to their business.

End User: New England Electropolishing, Fall River, MA

Installation Strategy:
  In-house Electrical Contractor

Incentive Provider:
  National Grid
Scope: Re-lamp/Re-ballast of over 60 fluorescent vapor tight high bays (6-lamps each) saving 111 watts per fixture; Re-lamp/Re-ballast of a combination of 20 fluorescent strips and troffers.
 
Market - Commercial / Industrial

Electropolishing Facility

Total Project Lighting Cost: $15,804
Incentives: $9,329
Payback Period: 1.89 yrs.
Annual Energy Savings: $3,428
Annual Maintenance Savings: $514
Annual kWH Savings: 23,812 kWh
KW Reduced: 6.96 KW

Total Annual Savings: $3,943



Review Your Cart Close Close
Your cart is empty Your cart is empty Your cart is empty