Redblue Offers Lighting Adapters that Provide Significant Cost and Energy Savings

March 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Redblue, a family-owned business specializing in mechanical HVAC maintenance and energy services for the commercial, medical and industrial markets, now offers a solution for reducing energy costs and improving lighting quality.  As a result of federal regulations for energy efficiency, the U.S. Department of Energy mandated the phasing out of ballasts for T12 lighting fixtures.  Replacing all of the bulbs with these new high output florescent bulbs is very costly and replacing the ballasts and bulbs with the wrong UL listing can inadvertently put the entire facility at risk and void insurance policies if a fire results from a bulb with a violated UL listing.  Redblue is taking the hassle out of the process and saving companies significant dollars by instead retrofitting lighting with a T5 self-contained ballast adapter providing all the benefits of the new energy efficient, high-output bulbs without the high replacement costs.  

The retrofit adapters work on any existing florescent fixture and reduce lighting costs up to 79 percent.  T5 lighting is up to 1.5 times brighter and burns 25 percent cooler so it reduces building heat load.  In addition, the bulb adapters come with a 60,000 hr. life expectancy and five year unconditional warranty.    

“For most any business, lighting is one of the most significant cost components of the electric bill,” said Tim Donoghue, vice-president, Redblue Lighting Division.  “A full lighting retrofit can be an expensive undertaking and hassle trying to understand all the new regulations, however the cost and environmental benefits are so great.  We came up with an alternative by using our T5 self-contained ballast adapter to offer the best of both worlds and our customers are finding that the cost savings and lighting improvement to be quite significant.”

In addition to an electricity savings up to 79 percent and a return on investment in less than 18 months, the UL listed technology also brings a favorable tax incentive to companies and falls within federal regulations.  

About Redblue
Redblue is a family-owned and operated business serving the Carolinas for more than 18 years.  They specialize in mechanical system maintenance and service primarily for the commercial and industrial market with a goal of reducing their clients HVAC operating costs.  They also specialize in lighting, solar and building automation.  Redblue.com