Bob Evans

Customer Profile:

Bob Evans is a company built around a passion for providing a quality product. When they investigated a lighting energy project, quality lighting for their patrons was critical. In efforts to reduce energy, compromising the quality of light was not an option. Lighting was a significant opportunity for energy savings considering the majority of their lighting systems were incandescent. Although each facility is fairly small, the savings is considerable calculated over their 500+ locations in 22 states.

Customer Issues:

  • Increased Energy and Maintenance Cost
  • Older Lighting Technologies
  • Variety of Lighting Technologies
  • High Number of Burned Out Lamps and Ballasts
  • Ensuring Quality Lighting in each Location
  • Lack of Manpower to Change Out Bad Lamps and Ballasts

Project Objective:

As part of a chain wide energy reduction initiative, we installed energy efficient lighting upgrades at 400+ restaurants throughout 21 states. The upgrade was designed to maintain the ambient lighting while at the same time saving energy consumption. The objective was to replace old lighting technologies, reduce maintenance and utility cost, and standardize lighting materials. The newer technologies also provide much longer-life lamps, which dramatically reduced maintenance costs. The overall project was funded utilizing the reduction of energy and reduced maintenance dollars from within the existing utility budget.

Bob Evans Restaurants:

  • Average of 50-70% reduction of interior lighting energy consumption at each location
  • Interior lighting renovation of 400+ locations in 21 states
  • Project timeframe of 12 months

Results:

Improved lighting systems and reduced utility cost were achieved at each location. The new lighting systems included upgrading the T12 florescent lamps and magnetic ballasts with new energy efficient T8 florescent lamps and electronic ballast technologies. The incandescent fixtures were re-lamped with compact fluorescent lamps, and the incandescent exit signs were replaced with LED exit signs. The project resulted in many benefits for each location that included increased light levels, provided consistent light output, reduced energy costs, significantly reduced operating costs, and standardization of lighting materials. Improved lighting, funded with reduced energy cost, extended life of lamps and ballasts, increased maintenance productivity, and protracted material warranties. Overall the project objectives were met and in several areas exceeded.