[Bldg-sim] Lighting fixture retrofit or replacement

[sunayana jain]

Thanks Smita and David for your reply. Your explanation is really helpful.

Thank You,

Sunayana Jain

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM, David Eldridge <dse at grummanbutkus.com>wrote:

>  There might also be some specific terminology/procedures used by the
> state program you are looking at as far as retrofit/replacement.
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> For instance in ComEd territory the Smart Ideas incentive might be two
> parts, one for converting lamp and ballasts to more efficient models, and a
> separate incentive for permanent removal of a lamp through addition of a
> reflector.  They use the word “replace” in the description, even though
> someone else had replied to your post with an alternate definition.
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> Other utility programs may or may not also incentivize new lamps, or it may
> be included in the initial ballast and fixture upgrade.
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> The answer I think could vary depending on which utility program you are
> using.
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> *From:* bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org [mailto:
> bldg-sim-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of *sunayana jain
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 06, 2010 9:49 PM
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> *To:* bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
> *Subject:* [Bldg-sim] Lighting fixture retrofit or replacement
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> Hi all,
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> I am looking for incentive rates from electricity supply companies in terms
> of lighting retrofits. So, when I am opting for an option of changing 3-lamp
> T12 magnetic ballast lighting fixture to 2-lamp super T8 electronic ballast
> fixture, will this be considered under lighting retrofit or replacement?
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> Also, will the incentive include delamping rebate also?
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Sunayana Jain
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> Energy Engineering Specialist
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> Grand Rapids, Michigan
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