Environmental Leader reports that grocery store chain
Brookshire Brothers is undergoing an energy efficient lighting retrofit in all
of their seventy two stores. Brookshire Brothers, based in Texas operates
retail supermarkets in predominantly rural markets and the outskirts of the
Houston Metro area. The Brookshire Brothers stores occupy 30,000 square feet
and are lit by 450 four lamp fixtures.
It is estimated that the lighting retrofit, when complete,
will save Brookshire Brothers $235,000 annually. They will save an average of
$3,200 per store by upgrading from 32 watt linear fluorescent lamps to more
energy efficient 28 watt T8 Tube lights. "When we looked at options to
impact our total energy costs, we identified several areas at different stores
where new lighting, including LED fixtures, made a compelling case, both
indoors and out," said Eric Johnson, director of construction for
Brookshire Brothers. "The store directors have all been impressed,"
Johnson said. "The parking lots shine, the signage is crisper and the
colors of the products show much better. There have only been very positive
comments. I feel we've found our standard for lighting moving forward.
"In each case where new LED lighting was specified, it
was easy to support that decision financially through decreased energy
consumption, reduced maintenance, increased dependability and extended lamp
life.
Brookshire Brothers also will retrofit their lighting in
five parking garages. They decided to use LED lighting to maximize energy and maintenance
savings. Environmental Leader reports that Brookshire Brothers will save more
than $14,000 annually in electricity and maintenance costs from their parking garage lighting retrofit.
To read more about this project-http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/06/28/brookshire-brothers-taps-ge-for-lighting-in-72-supermarkets/
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