As part of a company-wide initiative to combat rising energy costs, Lear Corp (NYSE:LEA) has begun the installation of new energy-efficient plant lighting in more than 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in five of it’s facilities in Mexico and Honduras. The lighting retrofits will deliver more than $3.1 million in electrical savings over the next five years and eliminate more than 4.8 million tons of carbon emissions per year.

The plants, which are required to purchase electricity from the local government-owned utilities, are paying up to $0.14 per kilowatt hour for power. The more efficient T5 lighting system has allowed them to reduce their energy needs and has also led to improved safety, security and worker satisfaction.  Lear expects the project will pay for itself in less than twelve months.

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Like many smart companies, cost-control is of paramount importance to Innovative Packaging.  That’s why the Company has completed a $35,000 project to retrofit all of the high bay lighting in its 115,000 square foot facility with energy-efficient T5 fluorescent fixtures from Electrical Marketplace. By doing so, Innovative Packaging will lower operating costs associated with lighting by more than 46%.

Innovative Packaging was able to reduce its energy demands by more than 128 Megawatts per year by replacing all of the aging and costly 400 Watt metal halide fixtures with new, energy-efficient T5 fluorescent high bays.  This switch will prevent the emission of more than 147 tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.  The new fixtures provide better quality light and are expected to improve productivity and warehouse safety.

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