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Lighting Efficiency Upgrades

Four reasons you should consider lighting retrofit from Dahl’s Valley Electric:

1. Greater efficiency:   Lighting can account for up to 40% of your total electric bill.  Reducing the power consumed for lighting directly reduces your bill.  For example, a typical 400w Metal Halide high-bay light can be replaced with T8 fluorescent high-bay, which has a rating of only 192 watts.
2. Greater worker productivity:  Increased lighting makes it easier for your employee’s to perform their tasks.
3. Grant and rebate programs:   In the Puget Sound Energy (PSE) region, there are a number of grant and rebate programs available to help you increase your lighting efficiency.  PSE can pay for up to 50% of your project costs, greatly reducing your payback time.  See Efficiency Programs & Rebates: Efficiency programs for more information on a rebate or grant program that suits your needs. 
4. Removes potentially hazardous chemicals from your workplace:  Ballasts manufactured prior to 1979 typically contain Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s) in both the capacitor and as a potting material in the ballast.  If your facility was built prior to 1979 and/or has not had a complete lighting retrofit since 1979, then you have a high likelihood of having ballasts containing PCB’s. 

If you’re considering improving your lighting, please call Paul Wolfe at (360) 755-1145.  We can perform a site lighting evaluation for you, and we can assist you with all necessary PSE grant/rebate program paperwork, including proper disposal of all lighting waste.  We offer state-of-the-art lighting products, including “daylight harvesting” ballasts.