by Shane Henson — November 30, 2012—Green Ballast Inc., producer of what it says is the most efficient energy-saving ballast in the lighting industry, recently announced that Belz Enterprises, a U.S. real estate developer, owner and operator, is installing vapor-tight florescent fixtures equipped with Green Ballast’s patented fluorescent light ballasts in a structured parking garage facility in Memphis, Tennessee. According to Green Ballast, the new fixtures are expected to reduce electric lighting usage in the facility by up to 72 percent per year, with Belz receiving a payback on its investment in less than three months for fixtures, which have a 10-year life expectancy.
Green Ballast’s ballast is a direct replacement for the existing “standard ballast” and adjusts power consumption for each lighting fixture while measuring and harvesting available daylight to calculate and provide only the amount of needed electricity for proper lighting. It is a “plug and play” solution and has controls within each ballast, providing simple and efficient installation and ongoing maintenance, the company says.
“Our solution is being adopted in office buildings, industrial facilities, schools, airports and municipal buildings where lighting is the major electrical expense,” said J. Kevin Adams, CEO of Green Ballast. “Parking garage lights are on 24/7 and electricity is an even greater component of the owner or operator’s costs. The attractive return on investment in our efficient ballast makes the decision logical and smart from a financial and operational perspective.”
