(Long Island, NY) Each year much of the energy the U.S. consumes is wasted through transmission, heat loss and inefficient technology. Energy efficiency is a vital and cost-effective way to address climate change and to help keep the air we breathe clean.
Catholic Health Services (CHS) recently completed the first phase of a large lighting initiative for all of its entities throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. This phase focused on the hospitals and on continuing care services, upgrading from existing fluorescent, incandescent and high-intensity discharge (HID) systems to entirely light emitting diode (LED) systems. Approximately 9,400 fixtures and 28,000 lamps were replaced. Subsequent phases will include upgrading medical offices as well as secondary areas within CHS’s hospitals throughout Long Island.
“The total cost of the first phase was $2,771,128. The estimated electric energy savings from phase one are 820 kilowatts (kW) peak demand and 6,800,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) annual usage, which is expected to save CHS more than $1 million per year in energy costs,” explained Jim Proce, CHS vice president of facility design and development. “PSEG Long Island rebates totaled $1,078,070. The phase one projects are expected to pay for themselves in about 1.5 years after rebates (about 2.5 before rebates).”
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Catholic Health Services (CHS) is an integrated system encompassing some of the region’s finest health and human services agencies. With 22,000 staff members, six acute care hospitals, three nursing homes, a home nursing service, hospice, a community-based agency for persons with special needs and a regional lab, CHS’s high standards have resulted in a 23% market share.
