Parks spread out over a 100 square mile area, up to an average drive of 20 minutes one way.
Previous Method of
On/Off
Keys / Staff / Timer System: Keys were issed to coaches for three parks, staff turned lights on / off at one facility, old timer system on
one facility. Lights were sometimes left on all night and security was an issue at the remote parks. Timer on sprinklers
malfunctioned, and by the time staff was able to get to field 30 minutes later, the fields were soaked and unplayable.
Typically saving one hour energy usage per night at 4 of the parks, and 1/2 hour at the
5th. Saving 2 hours of labor for one of the parks per night. Park usages range from 144 days to 208 nights per year.
$9,861
$3,120
$200
$13,181
Other Benefits
Security:Security for personnel at remote locations, person is in the car with money bags before they
call for lights off.
Monitoring:Easy monitoring of facility usage via Control-Link Central™ web site reports for
Administrator; billing usage fees (generate $2,100 per year @ $10 per hour).
Irrigation System:Emergency shut off for irrigation system malfunction eliminates soaked field that interrupts
play.
Hassle:Eliminates hassle of keys and $200 cost per year.
Used for baseball - city is divided by highway with parks located both North and South
creating traffic time.
Previous Method of
On/Off
Ranger Staff: Lights were turned on / off by Rangers (law enforcement officers). Due to travel time and to allow
for emergency service calls, Rangers would frequently need to start turning on lights two hours early. Often
lights were left on long after the event while they handled other responsibilities.
Tennis, soccer and softball fields located at two schools. Tennis courts / walking track
are used year round by the public.
Previous Method of
On/Off
Staff / Keys: Tennis court / walking track lights were turned on when staff left for the day and usually left on all night.
Keys issued to coaches for soccer and softball fields.
Equipment
2 Control-Link® Control Units
Player Activated Multi-Watt™
How they are saving
Energy savings per year
Total savings per year
Customer estimates they have saved at least 1000 hours on the tennis courts and
eliminated the lights being left on all night at the soccer and softball fields. This happened at least
12 times per year for each of the fields. Fields used 90 - 365 days per year.
$4,678
$4,678
Other Benefits
Public Concern:Primary benefit is energy savings and eliminating public concern about energy waste.
Flexibility:Player Activated Multi-Watt on tennis / walking track further saves energy by
only activating lights if they are being used.
