Lighting

Setting and implementing an energy management policy has helped ANZ National Bank achieve significant energy savings.

Part of their energy management programme, evaluated the lighting used in their premises. Installing more efficient lighting tubes has created a direct energy saving worth around $50,000 a year. Further savings were achieved in electrical maintenance, where costs have dropped from $150,000 a year to around $10,000.

Good lighting design and control can save up to 75% of industrial buildings lighting costs.

This technical guide outlines two key ways that industrial lighting operating costs can be reduced. It includes a range of no cost/low cost actions that can be undertaken as well as several actions for reducing energy use associated with industrial lighting which have a longer payback period.

Compact fluorescent lamps in sizes up to 180 watts can replace mercury vapour and metal halide lamps up to 400 watts - using less power, producing less heat and switching on instantly.

Many businesses could shave up to 40% off their lighting costs.

In a typical office building, about a quarter of the energy used goes on lighting. If you lease
office space and pay for ‘tenant energy' only, lighting can make up more than half of your
energy bills. There are a number of ways to reduce the energy used for lighting - and many
of these cost little or nothing.

Download this action sheet for advice on lighting for your business.