Lighting Retrofits Save Cleveland Area Businesses Millions

Feb. 14, 2011 - PRLog -- In 2010 ROI Energy realized a 300% increase in business as Cleveland area industrial factories, manufacturing companies, warehouses and distribution centers were educated on how they could realize a 50 to 70% reduction on their industrial high intensity, lighting energy costs. ROI Energy specializes in promoting turn-key lighting retrofits for high bay and low bay HID fixtures.

Today’s linear T5 and T8 energy efficient high intensity fixtures, designed to replace metal halide and high pressure sodium HID fixtures found in most industrial factories and warehouses typically produce more light at half the energy. In addition, since these fixtures are instant-on, occupancy or motion sensors can be utilized in warehouses to further reduce energy costs, turning lights off in specific areas when no one is present.

Taussig attributes ROI Energy’s success to a number of things.  First Bob enjoys working with sharp business owners and managers who realize reducing lighting energy costs by 50 -70%, converts those dollars directly to bottom line profits.  Second, the benefit of the IRS EPAct05 accelerated tax deduction has been a windfall for businesses. Industrial businesses and warehouse facilities in Ohio can be certified to deduct 60 cents/psf, all in the year they have us perform their factory, high intensity lighting retrofit project. Third, Ohio Edison and The Illuminating Company (part of First Energy) as well as AEP Ohio Power and AMP (American Municipal Power) all provide lighting retrofit rebate incentive programs, where the utility companies pay extremely lucrative rebates to businesses when we perform their lighting retrofit project. These utility company rebates have had a tremendous impact on his business.

Tausig claims: “2011 promises to be even better than last year, as more industrial businesses realize they can save money by reducing their high intensity (high bay) lighting costs, brighten their facilities, get tax breaks from the IRS and cash in on extremely lucrative utility company rebate incentives. By having us perform a turnkey lighting retrofit project of their high bay lighting, businesses capture what’s known as the “low hanging fruit” when it comes to energy savings. Facilities larger than 40,000 square feet who operate at least 12 hours per day realize the quickest paybacks. Sharp businesses owners and managers are jumping at the chance to grab these rebate incentive dollars before they disappear. These programs won’t last forever once word gets out.”

For more information about energy efficient lighting retrofits, utility rebates or to request a no risk lighting energy audit of your facility, contact Bob Taussig at (330) 931-3905 or visit http://www.ROI-Energy.com

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Bob Taussig – “Energy Reduction Specialist” – working with Lighting Services, Inc. helps customers with facilities 40,000 sq. ft. or more, by performing lighting retrofit projects for warehouses and manufacturers. Specializing in "turn-key" industrial lighting retrofit projects for businesses, we work around your schedule in order to eliminate any disruption to your operation.