Energy and the Cost of Lighting

Inefficient lighting systems waste energy and money. In a typical
commercial application, lighting can represent 30-50 percent of
operating costs. An investment in energy efficient lighting systems
from Osram Sylvania can reduce these costs and offer an excellent
return on investment.

Calculating Costs

Lighting represents 30-50 percent of operationg costs in a typical
installation. Electricty alone represents 86 percent of these costs,
on average, with 11 percent going to maintenance and only 3 per-
cent actually being spent on lighting hardware. Obviously, selecting
the most energy efficient lighting systems is the key to getting the
best possible return on your lighting investment.

Minimize Operating Costs

Understanding the basic equations of lighting economics makes it
easy to see that long-term operating costs are the most important
cost factor, not the initial investment in lamps, ballasts, or other
hardware. In both retrofits and new installations, it is the overall
reductions in energy costs which pay back the initial investment
and provide substantial long-term returns.

Contact us for a free consultation and find out how much you can
save in your energy costs.