UK pet retailer makes pawsitive change with LED system
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A UK pet retailer has slashed energy use by a third by installing energy efficient lighting systems.
Pets at Home spent £8 million implementing the LED project last year across its 427 vet practices and referral centres.
The investment represents the largest capital expenditure project ever undertaken by the firm, with a payback of under two and a half years.
The company is now exploring the potential to install more onsite solutions such as solar technology and battery storage.
Pets at Home’s Energy Manager James Kokiet said: “Through the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme process, it came out that the scale of opportunity was much higher than we imagined and it was a no brainer.
“We’ve seen savings between 30-32% across the stores and sometimes a lot more so it is pretty significant. It’s quite a staggering progress when you think we had done virtually nothing by September last year, with only a few pilots.”
The firm expects all its lighting to be LED-based by June.
Philips Lighting is to roll out energy efficient LED streetlights in the Netherlands that have been designed to be friendly to migrating birds.
Article source: http://www.energylivenews.com/2017/04/09/uk-pet-retailer-makes-pawsitive-change-with-led-system/
