Case Study: Life-cycle savings pay off for Pembroke Pines
More and more communities recognize that the cost of a sports-lighting system goes beyond the initial capital investment. Sports-lighting budget considerations should include the initial cost and the long-term, or life-cycle, costs of operating, maintaining, and managing the system. Routine maintenance and unexpected repair costs can add up if the lighting system is poorly designed from an electrical and structural standpoint. However, a system that is energy efficient and easy to operate and maintain can become part of a program’s success story.
The city of Pembroke Pines, Florida, selected energy-efficient sports lighting to replace lighting that was damaged by Hurricane Wilma. In total, Pembroke Pines replaced lights on 112 fields and courts. In the next 25 years the park and recreation department will save over $15 million in energy and operating costs. Pembroke Pine’s lighting system came backed by a 25-year product assurance and warranty program that covers all maintenance including lamp replacements for the next 25 years.
Prior
Technology
2,750 Luminaires
4,455.0 Average kW
1,809 Luminaires
2,829.3 Average kW
Savings
Energy1
$17,151,750
$10,892,713
$6,259,037
Group Relamp 2
$2,005,208
$0
$2,005,208
Lamp Maintenance 3
$5,600,625
$0
$5,600,625
Controls – Energy 4
$2,058,210
$0
$2,058,210
Projected Totals
$26,815,793
$10,892,713
$15,923,080
1. Customer estimated usage 700 hours per year/17,500 hours total usage, $.22 per kilowatt hour.
2. $125 per luminaire for relamp labor and materials.
3. Average of 7.5 repairs at $500 each.
4. 12% savings by switching on and off closer to actual usage time.
Musco’s Green Generation Lighting® comes backed with a 25-year product assurance and warranty program. The system offers significant savings in energy and operating costs over the life of the system compared to typical floodlighting technology. To learn more about evaluating the life-cycle cost of sports lighting, and to read the rest of Pembroke Pine’s success story, click here.
