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COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
MVU ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOCUS
LED Fixture Retrofits: MVU will pay $0.07 per
kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period.
In addition to the standard documentation
required for a rebate, the following will be
required for LED rebate applications:
• All new LED fixtures shall be UL listed, Energy
Star™ labeled or contain labeling by an
approved agency.
• Must be rated for a minimum life of 50,000
hours of operation.
LED RETROFIT PROJECT • Manufacturer’s warranty for LED fixtures must
Congratulations to Amazon! They recently be a minimum of three years.
completed a huge LED lighting retrofit for both of
their Moreno Valley facilities – in fact, it was the
largest ever energy efficiency project undertaken
by an MVU customer.
The project was completed in two phases and
is expected to save nearly 10 million kilowatt
hours and over 1 megawatt of demand. The
annual savings should result in Amazon saving
approximately $130,000 on their energy bills!
Did You Know?
LEDs contain no mercury — and
at least 95 percent of an LED Other Energy Efficient Lighting: For all other lighting
is recyclable. Compare this to retrofits, the rebate is $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved
the wasteful design of compact over a one year period.
fluorescent lamps (CFLs), which not
only contain mercury, but also create Exit Signs:
a large portion of electronic waste MVU offers rebates when replacing older
due to their design — the fluorescent incandescent or fluorescent exit signs with LED or
tube portion of a CFL ceases to work Photo-Luminescent exit signs. The rebate for exit
long before the ballast inside the CFL sign replacement is $20 per fixture when meeting
or its other electronic components the following criteria:
are ready to die. This alone creates
tons of waste every month. • Exit signs shall be LED or Photo-Luminescent
and replace older incandescent for
fluorescent exit signs.
• Qualifying exit signs must meet City of Moreno
Valley fire and building codes.
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