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Control-Link® Customer Benefit Studies
City of Cape Coral, Florida
City of St. Peters, Missouri
York County School District, Virginia
City of Cape Coral
Cape Coral, Florida
Population: 115,000+
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Project |
20 fields at 5 parks - 536 total fixtures
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. |
| Equipment |
5 Control-Link® Control Units |
How they are saving
Energy savings per year
Labor savings per year
Other savings per year
Total savings per year |
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. |
| Notes |
Added additional facilities in 2003 |
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City of St. Peters
St. Peters, Missouri
Population: 53,596
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Project |
4 field Wagon Wheel - 160 total fixtures
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. |
| Equipment |
1 Control-Link® Unit |
How they are saving
Energy savings per year
Labor savings per year
Other savings per year
Total savings per year |
Conservatively estimate they are saving 2 hours per night in energy usage. Fields are
used 160 nights per year. |
| $5,500 |
| -- |
| -- |
| $5,500 |
| Other Benefits |
Convenience:
Primary benefit is convenience for Rangers, allows them to patrol and answer service
calls without being tied to a lighting schedule. |
| Control-Link Central:
User groups call Rangers for early off or to extend play, Rangers call Control-Link
Central. |
| Usage Tracking:
Accurate tracking of usage by user group allows easier usage fee assessment. |
| Public Concern:
Eliminated complaints from neighbors about lights being left on long after events. |
| Notes |
Satellite works slick - they love it. Installed 6/2003 |
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York County School District
Yorktown, Virginia
Population: 203 (suburb)
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Project |
3 facilities - 104 total fixtures
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. |
| Notes |
Added 3 middle school fields summer 2003 |
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(1) 641/673-0411
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