{"id":1728,"date":"2019-01-09T11:24:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T16:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2019-01-09T11:24:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T16:24:53","slug":"sed-reduces-energy-costs-by-switching-to-led-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/09\/sed-reduces-energy-costs-by-switching-to-led-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"SE&D Reduces Energy Costs by Switching to LED Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

While going green can be expensive, the long-term benefits typically outweigh the cost.\u00a0 This was especially true for SuprTEK\u2019s Solutions Engineering & Delivery (SE&D) business unit, which recently replaced 513 florescent lights in the O’Fallon, IL office facility with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs<\/a>.\u00a0 This transition brings environmental benefits and cuts energy costs significantly, making it a win-win for SE&D.<\/p>\n

In offices around the U.S., LEDs are quickly becoming the\u00a0ideal choice for lighting, and for good reason.\u00a0 Studies show they are 60-75% more energy efficient, last 20 times longer, release less heat, and shine brighter than incandescent or florescent bulbs<\/a>.\u00a0 Plus, unlike standard fluorescent lighting (including CFL bulbs), LED lights also are mercury-free, eliminating the dangers associated with mercury contamination.\u00a0 These benefits, along with others, caught the attention of Jamie Kelso, SE&D\u2019s office manager.\u00a0 Jamie proposed the office invest in switching to LEDs, knowing the energy saved would pay for the $1,000 cost of replacement.\u00a0 SE&D Vice-President Ron Howard liked the idea and gave his blessing, provided the lights pay off the investment within 5 months of installation.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the result was even better than anticipated.\u00a0 \"\"SE&D installed the LEDs in October, and by December SE&D had already recouped the $1000 investment with three months to spare.\u00a0 Today the lights continue to brighten the building\u2019s offices, hallways, and conference rooms while also allowing SuprTEK to devote more revenue to more important concerns – like salaries, proposals, and new technology.\u00a0 The end result is better, state-of-the-art web applications to support the warfighter, thanks to SE&D and Team ADEV.\u00a0 Plus, it will be a long time before anyone has to worry about buying replacements or changing a burnt-out light.<\/p>\n

If you or your organization is considering switching to LEDs, you should investigate the cost and pay back associated with the transition.\u00a0 \u00a0You may find that, like SE&D, it provides long term benefits \u2013 to the environment and to your bank account.<\/p>\n

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Last October, SE&D made the transition from fluorescent to LED lights. The result has been brighter office spaces and a significantly reduced energy bill. Besides making you feel good, being environmentally conscious can have big tangible benefits. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,14],"tags":[61,60,58,52,59],"class_list":["post-1728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-news","tag-efficiency","tag-environment","tag-led","tag-suprtek","tag-sustainability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1728"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1773,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1728\/revisions\/1773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}