Case Study
To save 90% on lighting don’t switch off. Switch to LEDs.
EEC3411_DE_1 www.eecabusiness.govt.nz Marlborough company Provincial Coldstores saved nearly 95% of energy used for lighting, by making the switch to LEDs. The company is now saving $30,000 a year on its energy bill, and using the equivalent of just 40 50- watt halogen bulbs to light its entire storage facility. Provincial Coldstores is a 25-year- old business based at Blenheim and Spring Creek. It provides 60,000 cubic metres of frozen, chilled, warm and ambient storage facilities, with a temperature range of -25° to +30°c. The proudly local business provides storage at all temperatures for Marlborough’s many export producers, from wine to mussels to cherries. General Manager Donald Horton hired Digital Lighting Solutions (DLS), an Auckland company which designs and