SmartWatt Energy, a leading provider of turnkey energy-efficiency solutions headquartered in Albany, NY, has made an LED lighting retrofit for Stewart’s Shops, an employee and family-owned convenience store chain based in Saratoga Springs, NY. This project will generate nearly $78,000 per year in total lighting costs and pay for itself in just 16 months.
 
SmartWatt Energy conducted a construction-grade energy audit of the facility, including: offices, loading docks, laboratories, storage and freezer space, then engineered a plan to replace the existing lighting system with energy-efficient T-8 and T-5 fluorescent lighting in most of the spaces and to install LED lighting in all of the freezer space.
 
After the installation, Stewart’s Shops will save 783,481 kWh of electricity per year, which is equivalent to removing 1,175,222 pounds of Carbon Dioxide from the environment.
 
SmartWatt Energy has awarded Stewart’s Shop a Sustainability Award for their dedication to improving energy-efficient operations.