Sangre de Cristo Hospice is saving $456 per month on its utility bill after switching to energy-efficient lighting throughout four of its facilities in Canon City and Pueblo, Colo.
The new lighting was installed by SmartWatt Energy via the Black Hills Energy utility's small and medium business direct install program, resulting in an incentive of $7,597.
After conducting an energy evaluation, SmartWatt Energy replaced the existing lighting systems with fluorescent and LED fixtures.
The Black Hills Energy direct install program provides an incentive of up to 60 percent to help businesses with an average demand use of 350 kW or less per month conduct energy-efficiency upgrades. SmartWatt is the contractor administering the program.
