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LED - SAVE
GREEN BY
GOING GREEN
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6 REASONS
TO UPGRADE TO
LED LIGHTING
1.Old Bulbs No
Longer Made
2.Tax Incentives
3.Utility Rebates
4.Saves Energy
5.Better Quality
of Light
6.Less Heat
LED – SAVE GREEN BY
GOING GREEN
WE CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO INCREASE
PROFITS, REDUCE ENERGY & CREATE A BETTER
WORKPLACE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES.
“Perhaps the greatest incentive to use LED lights are the significant cost savings
associated with their use. The energy savings associated with LED lights coupled
with the greatly increased lifetime of the light source make the payback period for
large scale investments in LEDs approximately 3 years, a significantly shorter time
than the average usage lifetime of 50,000 hours, which is just shy of 6 years if the
lights were run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For comparison, the traditional
incandescent bulb lasts on average 1,000 hours.”
~ Excerpt from a NADA web article illustrates the benefits of the new lighting
technology. http://tinyurl.com/kwu3qk5
THE LAW CHANGED
As of July 14, 2012, the standards for energy-efficiency in
commercial lighting changed. The Department of Energy ruled to ban
manufacturing in the U.S. of certain general-service fluorescent, incandescent
and halogen reflector lights. Essentially this ban will eliminate lights with the
lowest efficiency as well as cost from the market. Businesses should keep these
important changes in mind because of future available lighting options.
Standard incandescent lights and the bulbs listed below will become obsolete
and prohibited:
GENERAL-SERVICE
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS:
HALOGEN REFLECTOR
LIGHTS:
• All 2-ft. full-wattage and energy-saving
U-shaped T12 lamps
• All 75W F96T12 and 110W F96T12HO
lamps
• Most 4-ft. linear full-wattage and
energy-saving T12 lamps
• Most 60W F96T12/ES and 95W F96T12/
ES/HO lamps
• R, PAR, BR, ER, BPAR and similar bulb
shapes 130V products
FLUORESCENT:
• Magnetic T12 ballasts (since June 30,
2010). This regulation was set in the
Energy Policy Act of 2005.
RAPID ROI ON LIGHTING
UPGRADES
In a recent project with a business customer, SMC showed that the savings
generated in the first year from lower electrical utility bills would pay for an
entire lighting project. When coupled with available tax incentives and lower
maintenance cost on the existing fixtures, the customer realized ROI even quicker.
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TAX
INCENTIVES
Energy consumption drops 57 percent reducing the cost of lighting the facility by
$9,877 annually.
A projected cost of waiting included in the analysis proves that if the company
waits to upgrade for one year, they lose $9,877 annually or $213.00 a month on
the energy costs associated with lighting.
LET SMC’S
KNOWLEDGE
BE YOUR
POWER!
Your business can take advantage
of the Energy Efficient Commercial
Buildings Tax Deduction or CBTD as
a special financial incentive created
by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
Designed to reduce the initial cost of
investing in energy-efficient lighting
and other building systems, the tax
incentive works via an accelerated tax
deduction.
This special tax deduction allows
building owners (or tenants) to write
off the complete cost of upgrading
a building’s indoor lighting, HVAC/
hot water and building envelope
in the year the new equipment
begins service, capped at $1.80/sq.
ft. Alternately, the owner (or tenant)
could upgrade one of these three
systems to earn the CBTD capped at
$0.60/sq. ft. In short, with the CBTD,
you can claim the cost of new lighting
or other building systems in a single
tax year instead of amortized over a
period of years.
You need to complete qualifying
projects before January 1, 2014, the
current expiration date of the CBTD
by the Energy Independence Act
(EISA) of 2007.
Additional local utility rebates might
be available. For more information
on tax incentives or utility rebates ask
your SMC Representative.
ABOUT US
In a world of fast-paced industry,
goals to achieve and profits to make,
SMC recognizes your need for cost
savings and operational efficiencies.
Our commitment to help our
customers succeed by providing the
highest quality products, applicable
training and knowledgeable support
through the identification and
delivery of customized solutions sets
SMC apart.
SMC distributes the industry’s
top products from over 250
manufacturers from our 14 locations
in Missouri and Kansas. Our product
offering includes:
• Automation
• Data Comm / Security
• Electrical
• Industrial
• Safety
In addition to these products, SMC
provides an array of services that
can solve your toughest business
challenges.
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24 Hour Service & Support
Asset Management
Battery Recycling
Custom Kitting and Material Staging
Delivery
Design, Layout and CAD Drawings
E-Commerce – SMC’s E-Store
Embedded Engineering
Emergency Call Out Services
Engineering and Technical Assistance
Installed Base Evaluations
Inventory Management Solutions
Lamp Recycling/Disposal
National and Local MRO Agreements
Network Services
NFPA 70E-Arc Flash Assessments
NFPA 70E-Arc Flash Training
Parts Management Agreements
Parts Repair Services
Plant Assurance
SMC Tech
Training and Certifications
CASE STUDY
SMC CREATES A WIN, WIN, WIN AT
ROPER KIA WITH LED LIGHTING
SMC recently completed a lighting project with Roper Kia (320 Hodgdon Road
Joplin, MO 64801) that will save thousands of dollars in their electric utility bills.
By replacing outdated incandescent fixtures, SMC lower Roper Kia’s wattage
consumption by 64% from 38,800 to 13,496 annually and decreasing the heat
created in their facility. The change measures the equivalent of eliminating 422
60-watt bulbs.
The Roper Kia lighting project replaced 112 incandescent fixtures with LED and
high efficiency florescent fixtures. They discovered immediate improvements for
their employees with a brighter, safer and physically cooler work environment
before receiving their first utility bill.
LET’S GET STARTED!
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