Case Study: Best Western Premier Crown Chase

 

This 72 room hotel replaced 195 existing CFL (13 to 32 watt) and incandescent (40 & 50 watt) bulbs with LED lamps of varying styles and watts (ranging from 4 to 18 watt) in public areas and kitchen. 

 

The initial investment of $2,258 for the bulbs was fully funded by hotel’s EcoFunding. 

 

The results:

ü1.2 year payback on the initial investment

üOn-going year-over-year savings of $1,392 on electricity

üAn additional $405 annual cost savings in material costs & labour

üTotal annual savings of $1,797 (that’s $8,985 over 5 years!)

ü9,298 kg less in annual carbon emission. 

 

For this calculation, the cost per Kwh of $0.09 was obtained from the hotel’s recent power bills. 

Emission factors for electricity were provided by USP for SERC-South.