Why upgrade your lighting?

Lighting upgrade is one of the most important energy conservation measures one can take in any facility. Lighting represents between 20 and 50% of the energy consumed in a facility. A lighting upgrade can reduce consumption by 30 to 95%, depending on the potential upgrade. With annual Returns On Investment between 25 and 100%, performing a lighting upgrade is one of the best potential investments one can make.

ECS’s turn key projects are specifically designed to maximize energy savings while keeping costs down. Our belief is that energy conservation should be affordable and easy to approve. By keeping up front and long term maintenance costs down ECS offers the best possible upgrade for your facility’s financial health.

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Many states offer incentives that can defer the up front costs of a lighting upgrade. These rebates can be substantial and offset up to 50% of the projects cost or they can be icing on the cake of an already attractive project. While rebates may not be the first reason to upgrade a facility, the added incentive can make questionable projects more attractive. ECS has delivered rebates for hundreds of projects. From Florida to Rhode Island ECS can deliver incentives to improve your bottom line.


Lighting upgrades improve light quality as well as reduce energy. Lighting upgrades generally offer the following improvements:

Increase Light Level – most upgrades increase light levels by at least 10%
Improve Color Rendering – helps distinguish between colors
Adjust Kelvin Temperature – do you want cool white light or soft yellow light?
Is your facility too dark, too bright? Do you need to redesign the lighting due to a change in operation? Have you grown tired of not being able to distinguish between colors? ECS’ design team has helped hundreds of facilities improve their light quality.

CO2, NOX and SOX emissions from energy production are adding to the global warming crisis. Energy conservation measures can help reduce our impact as individuals and businesses. Whether you believe that humans are completely responsible or only a piece of the puzzle, reducing pollution is something we can all agree is a good thing for our environment. Energy use is necessary for our modern civilization. There is no way we can quit using energy but we should be responsible for being as efficient as possible for future generations.

One kilowatt hour (kWh equals ten 1000 watt light bulbs burning for one hour) generates 1.5 lbs of CO2 emissions! ECS has reduced hundreds of millions of pounds of CO2 from the pollution stream since 1995. EPACT:

The Environmental Protection Act of 2005, which has been updated annually, offers tax incentives to businesses that are especially efficient. With tax offsets that can reach up to 60 cents per square foot, this incentive can reduce your taxable profits dramatically.