roush honda saves big with hubbell lighting case study

CASE STUDY
Retrofit Solutions
ROUSH HONDA SAVES BIG
WITH HUBBELL LIGHTING
CASE STUDY
PROJECT NAME: Roush Honda
TYPE OF FACILITY: New and used car lots
LOCATION: Westerville, Ohio
PROJECT CHALLENGE
When on the journey to buying a new car, there
are a lot of things to think about. Cost. Reliability.
Size. And the list goes on. But often the biggest
factor is the first time a car catches your eye when
walking around a showroom or lot. It is important
for car dealerships to have their products seen in
the best possible light. Unfortunately, lighting
parking lots with inefficient and outdated light
sources like metal halide fixtures is expensive, and
Roush Honda was sometimes illuminating empty
parking spots with 1000 watts of light every night.
HUBBELL LIGHTING’S SOLUTION
With the help of Spaulding Lighting and Hubbell
Outdoor Lighting, Roush Honda’s inventory has
never looked better. They decided to install LED
products from both Hubbell Lighting brands at
their smaller used car lot to give the technology a
test run. After the successful trial, the new car lot
provided a larger project where even more savings
could be achieved. Prior to the retrofit, the existing
lighting system consisted of 57 shoebox heads of
1000 watt/480 volt metal halide fixtures and 22,
400 watt wall packs. The outdoor lighting is
controlled by Hubbell Building Automation’s
wiHUBB™ Wireless Distributed Lighting Control
System providing even greater energy savings and
controls options.
From the Customer
The color rendering, ease of installation,
and lowered energy costs were off the
charts. After two months of operations,
we analyzed the energy consumption at the
new car lot and we where shocked—
in the best possible way. The LED lighting
has reduced our energy usage, costs have
dropped dramatically and we are expecting
close to $2,300.00 monthly savings. And
when it comes to light quality, there is really
no comparison. In the retail auto industry,
we must showcase the colors of our cars and
provide a comfortable setting for customers.
These new fixtures accomplish both and if
any other car dealers ask us what types of
lights to install at their facilities, there’s no
question I’ll recommend Hubbell Lighting’s
LED products.
–Edward A. Green
Senior Maintenance Tech/Energy Management
HUBBELL LIGHTING PRODUCTS
• 16 Spaulding Lighting Cimarron LED (used car lot)
• 48 pole-mounted Spaulding Lighting Cimarron
LED (new car lot)
• 22 Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Perimaliter LED
Wall packs (exterior of new car lot building)
• 3 Hubbell Outdoor Lighting NRG Series
(above new car delivery area)
• 2 Hubbell Outdoor Laredo LED Wall Packs
(above new car delivery area)
• 2 Hubbell Outdoor Lighting FML-14 Architectural
Flood Lights (spotlighting USA flag)
• Hubbell Building Automation wiHUBB™ Wireless
Distributed Lighting Control System
ENERGY SAVINGS
In the used car lot, monthly average electric bills
were $2,000 and they dropped to $500 after the
LED retrofit. The dealership is expecting $2,300
monthly savings at the larger new car lot..
PROJECT BENEFITS
Hubbell Lighting’s createchange® program offers
car dealerships the opportunity to cut electricity
costs by 60%, enhance the quality of light and
reduce the financial risk of upgrades. Roush Honda
made the change and so should you.