CCC Lighting Upgrade to LED Interior and Exterior Lighting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CCC Lighting Upgrade to LED Interior and Exterior Lighting Information Meeting 8/27/2017

What is being proposed? • Upgrade interior and exterior lighting to LED, including most fixtures • Cut power used for lighting by half • Spend no more than we're spending now, but gain long-term savings – We're going to spend it anyway. Let's spend it on improvements instead of energy! – Borrow $41,000 max from Unrestricted Endowment to spread the cost over 10 years → budget -neutral • Recommended by CCC Coordinating Council

Why do it? • It’s good for the environment, honoring God’s creation • I t will provide an example of what’s possible • It will save us an estimated $3,750/year, based on present rates • It will help shield us from rate increases • It will give us more attractive lighting • The neighbors will love it (less light in their eyes)

Why now? • If we wait, we keep spending on energy instead of on improvements • The longer we wait, the longer before we begin to enjoy savings from the improvements • If we move now, we receive about $21,000 in Maryland incentives • Now is the right time to demonstrate our commitment to God’s creation and our future

Financial considerations • Total cost, before incentives deducted: $62K • Maryland emPower incentives: $21K • Net cost to CCC (after incentives): $41K (Finance over 10 years from $138K endowment) • Average long-term savings: $3.75K per year • Short-term savings: $5.58K per year = $4.13K power + $1.45 maintenance not needed • Loan repayment: $5.34K per year for 10 years, including 5.5% interest Less than annual short-term savings

Questions? • Pretty pictures are next! – Wattz LED installations nearby • Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Olney • Goshen United Methodist Church in Gaithersburg • Norwood School in Bethesda • Many commercial establishments – Other fixtures proposed for CCC

CCC sanctuary fixtures retained Bulbs replaced by LED bulbs

LED “Up - down” panels Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Olney Proposed for CCC Fellowship Hall

LED fluorescent replacement Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Olney Proposed for CCC offices, classrooms, 2 nd floor halls

LED fluorescent replacement Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Olney

Norwood School, Bethesda

LED Roadway lighting Norwood School, Bethesda

LED parking lot lighting Norwood School, Bethesda

LED parking lot lighting Norwood School, Bethesda

LED parking lot lighting for CCC

LED courtyard and steeple lighting proposed Courtyard 10 degree spotlight, floodlight steeple illumination

Questions?

Please come to the Congregational Meeting on September 17 and vote to accept this LED Lighting upgrade proposal! Thank you!