This chemical plant maintenance shop is responsible for keeping a chemical plant in operation. The shop contains mills, lathes, tool cabinets, welding areas and work benches. Also cranes to move heavy equipment around. This shop operates 24/7 365 days a year and there is always something going on.
Situation
- Current lighting is dated and failing
- Lighting is uneven due to poorly placed lighting
- Lighting maintenance is becoming an almost daily task
- Energy cost was extremely high
Solution
The 19,000 sq ft maintenance shop was very bright in spite of the dated lighting. This was due to there being 1000W HPS mounted in pairs for a total of 240 lights. The management and the working personnel were adamant that they wanted to keep the high level of light. The 1000W HPS with their ballast consume an average of 1250W.
Chemical Plant Maintenance Shop
The 240 HPS’s were replaced with 120 225W LED luminaires. This is a saving 2275W per fixture. Lights were also placed evenly throughout the workshop.
Results
The new LED luminaires saw a 90% reduction in the cost of lighting this shop. Maintenance costs also dropped dramatically. The working conditions improved due to even lighting throughout the shop. The LED luminaires were able to meet the light levels requested and installation was performed with no shop down time.
