Case Study:
Con-way Truckload
PROBLEM: Five building facility, 220,000 sq. ft., with high energy usage.
SOLUTION: 6-phase program installing retrofits and taking advantage of two incentive programs.
Quick Facts
PROJECT SCOPE: A variety of energy-saving solutions. Retrofits for all spaces.
ENERGY SAVINGS: 942,400 KWH PER YR
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: 670 tons per year carbon reduction
ECONOMICS
INCENTIVES: $120,000 in rebates
ANNUAL SAVINGS: $79,760
SIMPLE PAYBACK: Less than 3 years
We have definitely noticed a decrease in our energy usage. We have met the reduction they projected for us, and really are pleased. Overall, it was a good job, it has all worked out just fine for us.
— Bruce Stockton, V.P. Asset Mgt
Project
With 220,000 square feet divided among five buildings with uses varying from a truck wash to a maintenance facility to a gymnasium to executive offices, Con-Way Truckload needed a variety of energy-saving solutions. OES designed and installed retrofits for all of these spaces, breaking the project into six phases to aid in reduce cash outlays and maximize the utilization of two incentive programs.
Through the three years of projects and as many rate-increases, Con-Way is saving nearly $80,000 annually and has a new lighting system with lower maintenance costs.
Recent projects at Con-Way include retrofits of exterior fixtures to Induction and LED systems. In some fixtures, 1,100-watt HID wall- washing fixtures were replaced with 186-watt LED saving over $2,500 annually. LED and Induction lighting systems have rated lives of 50,000 to 100,000-hours, many times that of typical HID systems, reducing often expensive maintenance work or service calls. As with the interior lighting, LED and Induction offers a variety of colors, providing the ability to tune the system for the desired aesthetics or mood.