Focus: Lighting

Healthcare facilities benefiting from efficiency program

Hospitals are seeing a major reduction in energy bills as a result of updated equipment and retrofits


Healthcare facilities in Australia are benefiting from an energy efficiency program, according to an article on the Utility Magazine website.

Hospitals across the state of Victoria are seeing a major reduction in energy bills as a result of updated equipment and retrofits.

For instance, Brunswick Private is savings on energy bills, maintenance costs and greenhouse gas emissions thanks to new lighting.

By replacing existing fluorescent lights with 946 LED lights, they will save $38,000 annually on energy bills, giving them a payback of less than one year.

Read the article.

 



February 19, 2019


Topic Area: Energy and Power


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