This Christmas season was a spectacular time for light displays. With the easy availability of LED lights, decorations can be much less costly than ever. You’ve heard the old joke, “How many people does it take to change a light bulb?” With LED lights in routine commercial settings there is less maintenance time, lower replacement [...]
The answer to the above question may not seem obvious to you unless you understand the importance and value of state-of-the-art lighting. Examine the photo above. What do you see? The left side has bright, vibrant color while the right side is dingy and everything is kind of yellow. The left side has been upgraded [...]
GETTING STARTED The first step is to conduct a lighting audit. All this means is we want to determine the specific lighting retrofit recommendations as well as the potential energy cost savings that these upgrades could generate in your facility. This audit will document all interior and exterior lit spaces and will evaluate: The existing [...]
Here is a statistic that could possibly be eye-opening: per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans are spending nearly 87% of their lives indoors and much of that time is spent in the workplace! Another statistic which may or may not be related is that depression rates are on the rise among teens and adults. [...]
There is an evolution that has occurred in the use of lighting both inside and outside. Outside it can get quite visual. With the unbelievable variety of fixtures, colors and uses of LED lights, there are many cities and streets across our nation that have “lit up” in big ways while often providing enhanced public [...]
It’s me, Jeannine Hall. I’m the Director of Energy Efficiency at Consumer Energy Solutions in Clearwater, Florida. I once had my own roofing company and I’ve been known to climb around in attics and basements, paint roofs white, install LED lights, and even know my way around an air conditioner. So I have the perfect [...]
Working with LED lighting now for several years, we have seen rapid changes in the industry. We have evolved to what I call the “Expert” level by some trial and error, some shocks and awe at the improved quality of LED lights today, a whole lot of surprise at how an LED upgrade affects a [...]
You’ve been hearing about our amazing LED program—now Consumer Energy Solutions (CES) is partnering with Global Energy Services, Inc. to provide even more energy-efficiency services—all designed to save the customer money! You already know that LED lighting efficiency is better than ever as far as low energy usage, lower replacement and maintenance costs, longevity of [...]
Our already amazing LED program just got better! Consumer Energy Solutions is now partnering with Global Energy Services, Inc. to provide even more energy-efficiency services—all designed to save the customer money! LED lighting efficiency is better than ever. We are now able to serve customers across the U.S.A. And with the federal tax deduction available [...]
There is a great opportunity for business owners this year that I want to tell you about. The time has never been better to purchase needed business equipment including LED lights! You may have heard of the Section 179 deduction (this is in the tax code), but you may not have heard how it was [...]
