To all those that flipped the switch on a Precision Paragon lighting fixture in 2011, pat yourselves on the back. Here are the energy savings and environmental benefits of those products.

In the first year of their operation, [P2] energy efficient commercial lighting fixtures shipped in 2011 will:

• Save U.S. businesses $68-million in electricity costs for lighting
• Reduce energy consumption by more than 681-million kWh
• Reduce CO2 emissions by 934-million pounds

And that's just last year's products. Since [P2] was founded in 1992, the cumulative impact of our products have:

• Saved U.S. businesses over $2.3-billion in lighting electricity costs
• Reduced energy consumption by more than 23 billion kWh
• Reduced CO2 output by 31-billion pounds

The environmental impact of that amount of CO2 reduction is equivalent to:Over 4-Million passenger cars not driven for one year

• Over 4-Million passenger cars not driven for one year
• Over 2-Billion gallons of gasoline not burned
• Over 52-Million barrels of oil not burned
• Over 180,000 acres of forest preserved from deforestation
• Over 114,111 railcars of coal burned
• Over 7-Million tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled

If your business hasn't thought about an energy efficient retrofit yet, use this simple lighting retrofit calcualtor to quickly quantify your cost and energy savings. You'll be glad you did!