Most customers begin seeing their savings within the first six months of installation. Some customers see a drop in their energy bills immediately. Others don’t see it for up to six months later. Why? Seasonal weather changes that put higher loads on HVAC energy uses, changes in hours of operation in the facility, increases in other electrical use in the facility, etc. But rest assured that your savings are guaranteed!*

There are only three factors involved in calculating energy savings related to lighting. Two are certain and one is variable. We guarantee our projections and all of our customers have experienced great savings–even outperforming our projections in many cases.

Here are the three factors:

• Wattage of existing bulbs vs. the new LEDs
• kWh charge from electric company
• Hours the lights are on

(1) The wattages are facts that cannot be argued. If you go from a 100w bulb to a 50w bulb, you will save 50% on energy consumption. Guaranteed. It’s simple math.

(2) The kWh charge is set by the electric company and cannot be altered by the end user (you) or the contractor (us). The kWh charge is obtained from your electric bills. The rate you have been charged to date is the rate we use to make our calculations. If this rate were to change, it would affect the projected dollar savings by a direct correlation. It is not likely the rate would drop. (Has it ever?) It will likely go up, making your savings even greater than our projections.

(3) The one variable in the predictions is the hours the lights are on. We use data sourced from your employees to tell us the exact hourly use of the lights in each area. These hours are clearly displayed in our proposal so you know what hour usages we used in our calculations. Assuming these hours are constant (i.e. the same BEFORE and AFTER the project), your savings are going to exactly what we project. If they change–either up or down–if will affect the kWh savings by a direct correlation. Nevertheless, you will still save the wattage and kWh charge on the new lamp over what it would have been with the old one.

LEDs do not burn out like other light bulbs (although sudden failure can occur, its extremely rare). Instead their brightness slowly fades. So, if the lifespan of an LED is 50,000 hours, that is the point when the bulb will most likely be shining at around 70% capacity (the industry assumes people notice a decrease in brightness at that point). In actuality, LEDs NEVER burn out! LEDs have no filaments, no metal fatigue, no oxidation and no evaporation of electrical components. Compare that to both incandescent and CFLs, which are fragile and have to be handled like eggs. On the other hand LEDs are robust, very rugged, solid state devices with no glass to break. LEDs are made on substrate semiconductor materials such as GaAs (Gallium-Arsenide). There are two doped regions, P – positive and N – negative. When current passes through the PN junction it causes electrons to jump to higher atomic energy states. When the electrons return to the ground state, light in the form of photons is emitted. This phenomenon is called electro-luminescence and it consumes very little energy since very little heat is generated. LEDs have no problematic filaments, no wear or tear, nothing is changed or altered hence they keep on working for extraordinary long lengths of time.

LEDs last longer, cost less to maintain, contain no hazardous chemicals or materials like mercury (Hg), produce little to no heat, can be engineered to project light only where you want it and the exact color temperature of light you want, and cost less to own over time than traditional lighting.Learn More

No. Fluorescent lights flicker all the time, but most people cannot perceive it with their eyes until the light is close to the end of its useful life.

LEDs do not flicker. However, if you stare at an LED light directly for an extended period of time, this could cause headache.

Yes! They contain no hazardous chemicals or materials like mercury (Hg) and are 100% recyclable.Learn More

At any time during the first 60 months* after your installation is completed, all you have to do is request a replacement and return the defective bulb/fixture and you’re all set. The warranty covers normal failure that is not caused by breakage, acts of God, electrical surges, etc. (*99% of our lighting products are covered with a 5-year warranty from the manufacturer.) Labor is included for the first six months. However, if you enter into an Energy Savings Agreement with us, your labor is included for five years!

We strive to only work directly with manufacturers that we’ve met face-to-face and who have their offices located in the USA. This type of close relationship with our manufactures allow us to offer direct pricing that cuts out distributor mark-ups. As of 2015, we work with approximately 13 different USA-based LED manufacturers.

Our specialty is offering turn-key projects, so we can use our own fully-licensed and insured contractors to install our projects. However, we love working with your own employees or contractors, too. If you desire, we’ll help train your people to do the installation and we’ll even help manage the project.

Yes. Most companies have no idea how much they are spending on maintenance until it is eliminated.

We help eliminate the need for much of your lighting maintenance.

The time it takes to execute a project depends upon size and access.

We completed the largest LED retrofit in the world in Summer 2014 (~35,000 fixtures) and it took us less than four months.

All of the old equipment should be recycled. If desired, we can provide recycling services as part of the project.

Of course, you can donate old equipment to a non-profit like Habitat for Humanity ReStore and receive a tax credit.

Both! If you want energy efficient lighting we can do it!

We specialize in commercial buildings only.Learn More

We specialize in helping commercial businesses who have at least $10,000 per month or more in electricity costs. Some of our customers have multi-million-dollar electricity bills–that is, they HAD them before they hired us! We’ve done work in hospitals, distribution centers, warehouses, retail outlets, automotive dealerships, banks, office buildings, parking garages, and more.

Yes. You should see what we did in a historic building in downtown Gallatin, Tennessee. Check out our case study detailing the Edward Jones project:

We are able to work anywhere in North America and have partners who can help us execute a project anywhere on Earth.

We’d really like to come to Australia… Anyone?

Of course! We have partnerships with some of the smartest and most experienced CPAs, Accountants, and Tax Attorneys in the USA who specialize in commercial energy efficiency tax deductions.

Yes. We have been successful at writing grants that have netted our customers up to $150,000 per project.

No, but we consult on this technology and have partnerships with some of the country’s leading solar and alternative energy companies.