JTV Manufacturing shines bright after lighting upgrades
Managing costs is essential for a business to thrive in any small town. In fact, on average, small manufacturing facilities in the Midwest spend nearly $9,500 per year on electricity and natural gas alone! JTV Manufacturing knows how important cutting energy costs is, which is why the company participated in the Small Business Express program – one of MidAmerican Energy’s Nonresidential Energy Solutions offerings – to save energy and money in their facility in Sutherland, Iowa.
A snapshot of the new lighting inside JTV Manufacturing’s facility
JTV Manufacturing – a contract manufacturing facility offering precision flat and tube laser cutting, high-definition plasma cutting, oxy-fuel cutting, welding and machining, as well as other custom steel fabrication services – implemented a financially sound upgrade by replacing older interior and exterior lighting with new LED fixtures at their facility.
The project started in February with an initial walkthrough with Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Cruz Electric and was finished in April once the installation was complete. The QSP is essential in making these upgrades happen for businesses like JTV Manufacturing, and Cruz Electric is fully on board to assist with future projects. “Now that we have done a few projects and are comfortable with it, we are going to push this program as much as we can," Isaac Cruz, owner of Cruz Electric, said. "We plan on hiring a lighting sales representative specifically for Small Business Express.”
These LED upgrades are helping the facility save:
More than 94,000
kilowatt-hours of electricity
$7,000
in energy costs per year
More than half of the project costs, after almost $140,000 in rebates
The new LED lighting will also help reduce maintenance costs and improve visibility, both inside and outside of the facility. This project is just one way that JTV Manufacturing is helping ensure the guided growth of their community, while helping to preserve the environment.
“This project – working in conjunction with MidAmerican and Cruz Electric – to replace our lighting system, has proven to be a major facility upgrade for JTV Manufacturing. Without the financial incentives offered by MidAmerican, we most likely wouldn’t have taken it on. But, with the incentives, we could justify the project, and the results are very impressive. We have more light, providing a better working environment, while reducing our energy costs and usage. We couldn’t be happier with the result.”
– Brent Thorn, co-owner of JTV Manufacturing
JTV Manufacturing strongly believes in providing customers with the highest-quality products and services possible – and so do we!
If you are a small business owner looking to make upgrades to your facility, call us at 800-432-8583 or complete this online interest form, and our energy efficiency team will contact you directly.
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