Lighting Retrofits Save Cleveland Area Businesses Millions

HUDSON, Ohio – February 15, 2011. Bob Taussig of ROI Energy has saved businesses in Northeast Ohio over a million dollars in energy costs.

In 2010 ROI Energy realized a 300% increase in business as Cleveland area industrial factories, manufacturing companies, warehouses and distribution centers were educated on how they could realize a 50 to 70% reduction on their industrial high intensity, lighting energy costs. ROI Energy specializes in promoting turn-key lighting retrofits for high bay and low bay HID fixtures.

Today’s linear T5 and T8 energy efficient high intensity fixtures, designed to replace metal halide and high pressure sodium HID fixtures found in most industrial factories and warehouses typically produce more light at half the energy. In addition, since these fixtures are instant-on, occupancy or motion sensors can be utilized in warehouses to further reduce energy costs, turning lights off in specific areas when no one is present.

Taussig attributes ROI Energy’s success to a number of things. First Bob enjoys working with sharp business owners and managers who realize reducing lighting energy costs by 50 -70%, converts those dollars directly to bottom line profits. Second, the benefit of the IRS EPAct05 accelerated tax deduction has been a windfall for businesses. Industrial businesses in the Cleveland Ohio area can be certified to deduct 60 cents/psf, all in the year they have us perform their factory, high intensity lighting retrofit project. Third, AEP Ohio Power and AMP (American Municipal Power) provide lighting retrofit rebate incentive programs, where utility companies pay lucrative upfront rebates to businesses when we perform factory lighting retrofits. Bob believes First Energy (Ohio Edison and The Illuminating Company) is getting closer to introducing their rebate program. He expects FE’s program to have a tremendous impact on his business, since so many Cleveland and Akron area businesses are serviced by First Energy. Finally Bob Taussig, ROI Energy’s president attributes his success to a strong partnership with SJ Lighting, who has promoted and specialized in “turn-key” industrial lighting retrofit projects all over Cleveland and Akron Ohio, as well as for businesses all over the US.

Tausig claims: “2011 promises to be even better than last year, as more industrial businesses realize they can save money by reducing their high intensity (high bay) lighting costs, brighten their facilities, get tax breaks from the IRS and cash in on extremely lucrative utility company rebate incentives. By having us perform a turnkey lighting retrofit project of their high bay lighting, businesses capture what’s knows as the “low hanging fruit” when it comes to energy savings. Facilities larger than 40,000 square feet who operate at least 12 hours per day realize the quickest paybacks. Sharp businesses owners and managers are jumping at the chance to grab these rebate incentive dollars before they disappear. These programs won’t last forever once word gets out.”

For more information about energy efficient lighting retrofits, utility rebates or to request a no risk lighting energy audit of your facility, contact Bob Taussig at (330) 931-3905.

Bob Taussig – “Energy Reduction Specialist” – working with SJ Lighting helps customers with facilities 40,000 sq. ft. and larger in Ohio by performing lighting retrofit projects for warehouses and manufacturers. Specializing in "turnkey" industrial lighting retrofit projects for commercial and industrial businesses, working around your schedule in order to eliminate any disruption to your operation.

Contact:
Bob Taussig -“Energy Reduction Specialist”
SJ Lighting
Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Wooster, as well as other Ohio cities
Office 330-931-3905
Fax 330-931-4071