NE Ohio Businesses Cash In On Energy Savings

HUDSON, Ohio – December 6, 2010. Businesses who convert their high bay fixtures and T-12 lamps to Energy Efficient T5 and T8 fluorescent lighting realize huge savings and government tax incentives.

Bob Taussig, President of ROI Energy, shares how he’s helped businesses in NE Ohio lower their energy costs, while reducing their tax liability.

Commercial businesses get tax incentives to replace or retrofit their existing light fixtures, with more energy-efficient lighting. T-5 and T-8 fluorescent fixtures commonly replace older 400 watt, HID (metal halide) high bay fixtures found in industrial facilities.

“We see the fastest paybacks when we retrofit factory and warehouse high bay and low bay HID fixtures to T-5 or T8 energy efficient fixtures. The other area that has a quick payback is when we retrofit (convert) office 2 x 4’ troffers using T-12 lamps to T-8 lamps and electronic ballasts” claims Taussig.

T5 and T8 lighting technology, which have been around for a number of years consume half the energy and help businesses qualify for the IRS EPAct accelerated tax deduction the government provides, encouraging businesses to implement energy efficient lighting used in industrial warehouses, factories, manufacturing plants and offices. EPAct allows for a 60 cent/psf immediate, accelerated tax deduction, all taken in the year your project was implemented.

“Even in a difficult economy in 2009 and early 2010, smart business owners and managers saw the benefit of reducing utility costs, which will only continue to increase in the years ahead. We’ve been able to help reduce energy costs for Quaker Manufacturing, Cintas, Great Lakes Cheese, AkroChem, Freeman Manufacturing, Buckeye Container, Sonoco-Phoenix, Hitachi, Hoover, Worthington Steel, just to name a few” states Taussig.

“These new fixtures provide better lighting quality and consume half the energy. Business owners realize reduced energy costs and we help them qualify for an accelerated IRS tax deduction for doing their lighting project, plus their employees appreciate a brighter working environment, making them more productive which is an added bonus for everyone”. Taussig admits.

ROI Energy works with SJ Lighting specializing in retrofitting facilities for over 12 years with the best lighting solutions, in order to provide both dramatic energy savings as well as higher quality light. We are a “turnkey” provider making it easy for CEO’s and facility managers to turn to one company to handle their lighting retrofit project. By being a turn-key supplier, businesses benefit by having us present their lighting energy payback analysis to providing their new fixtures, the installation, disposal of their old fixtures, recycling of the old lamps, providing the IRS EPAct05 tax certification paperwork, handle their utility company rebate applications and warranty. Taussig shares, “It’s a win-win situation with an extremely fast payback. We’ve seen paybacks especially in multi-shift operations of as short as 18-24 months. It just makes good business sense”.

For more information about energy efficient lighting or to request a no risk lighting energy analysis 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