Are you considering some improvements and energy efficiency measures for your business in 2010? A lighting retrofit or upgrade is one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce overhead and start saving quickly.  Take a look at this general timetable and consider a project kickoff in the first quarter of the New Year.

It starts when you call us. Within 2-4 weeks we'll complete a system analysis to show you how much energy you consume and how much you'll save in kilowatt hours and dollars.  Our analysis also presents you real-life carbon savings equivalents, such as "gallons of gasoline saved" or "tons of waste recycled instead of land filled" to give you a better picture of the positive environmental impact of your project.

Our professional lighting experts will recommend a system that works best for you while saving the most energy at your facility and we'll discuss details of the installation to best work around your schedule. We want to ensure that your project causes NO down time or interruption to business as usual.

When you sign the proposal and submit a down payment, materials are ordered and the project will begin 4-6 weeks.  If you've chosen to finance your project TRC can help with that, too. Many times, the positive cash flow of a lighting upgrade means you pay less per month for a new system than you pay for your current, inefficient lighting.

TRC also handles all utility rebates or incentives for you to recover months of payments on your project, allowing for decrease in your current year's budget immediately! Believe it or not, energy-efficiency projects are a benefit to most utility companies and they have funds to help make it happen.

At the end of a project, you receive a one year system warranty on material and labor for any defective products. All other products provided by TRC have the manufacturer's warranty. In addition to saving money and energy with a turn-key project, our clients have said they benefit from improvement in employee efficiency and morale; even that their facilities are safer due to achieving a better light quality.

Waiting to start only delays your savings, contact us today and start making 2010 more profitable before the end of first quarter.

Because illuminated exit signs shine 24/7 and are required by law in commercial facilities, they are one of the first areas that a company should consider for a lighting retrofit.

Exit signs using LEDs can save up to 90 percent in energy costs, according to BigNews.

Older exit signs require frequent maintenance because the incandescent bulbs burn out more often than LEDs. Some older bulbs require replacement up to four times a year, according to the article.

The return on investment for switching to LEDs is typically about nine months.

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