by Rebecca Walker — July 13, 2009—Just as wine is often best enjoyed years after its original bottling, Kendall-Jackson Winery expects to see the benefits of an energy-efficient lighting solution for years to come. The California winery aims to save more than $100,000 annually in energy and maintenance costs as a result of an energy efficiency program that features new lighting from GE Consumer & Industrial.
“We are taking a holistic approach to increasing energy efficiency,” explains Robert Boller, vice president of sustainability for Kendall-Jackson. “Beyond changing out the lights, we are hoping to be an example of environmental stewardship. Making smart choices at every decision point allows us to have the lowest environmental impact with the highest efficiency.”
A focus on quality led Kendall-Jackson to engage Energy Industries and GE in 2008 to develop ideas for energy-focused projects. The team identified Kendall-Jackson’s lighting as a primary target and met with lighting engineers at the GE Lighting and Electrical Institute in Cleveland to formulate the best possible lighting solution.
The result was a customized approach segmenting each area according to use, incorporating GE’s combined lamp-ballast solution with MetalOptics’ Greenbay fixtures, a high-intensity fluorescent solution that couples energy savings with environmental savings by significantly reducing packaging, material waste, weight, floor space requirements and installation times.
Kendall-Jackson opted for the GE T5 Watt-Miser system with shatter-resistant covRguard technology in more active areas such as bottling and blending, and GE Ecolux T8 fluorescent lamps in case goods and barrel storage areas. NEMA Premium UltraStart high-efficiency ballasts from GE are at work in all locations.
Energy Industries, LLC is a national energy project development company that provides comprehensive energy-efficiency and renewable energy solutions to its corporate clients. For more information, see the Web site.
GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and ecomagination, a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and control. For more information, see the Web site.
