CVS Pharmacy

Customer Profile:

“Savings that make you smile” is one of CVS/pharmacy’s messages to their customers. In line with their message they understand the importance of reducing energy cost in their facilities. CVS/pharmacy is a retail chain of over 4,000 stores in 33 states. In addition to reducing energy cost, CVS places a significant importance on the value of displaying quality light to enhance your shopping experience.

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 Store
  • Lack of Manpower to Change Out Bad Lamps and Ballasts

Project Objective:

As part of a chain wide energy reduction initiative, we designed and implemented energy efficient lighting upgrades at 60 stores throughout the State of Tennessee. 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. Light levels were evaluated at each location to ensure the store met the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) lighting standards. The overall project was funded utilizing the reduction of energy and reduced maintenance dollars from within the existing utility budget.

CVS Pharmacy:

  • Annual Energy Savings: $1,500 per location
  • Annual kW and kWh Savings: 6 kW and 23,000 kWh per location

Results:

Improved lighting systems and reduced utility cost were achieved at each location. As part of our project, we were one of several companies that upgraded over 4,000 stores nation wide. The new lighting systems included upgrading the T12 florescent lamps and magnetic ballasts with new energy efficient T-8 florescent lamp and electronic ballast technologies. Some stores were equipped with older metal halide fixtures, which were retrofitted with newer metal halide Pulse Start Technology. The project resulted in many benefits for each location that included increased light levels, provided consistent light output, increased color rendering, reduced energy costs, reduced operating costs, standardization of lighting materials. Improved lighting, funded with reduced energy cost, extended life of lamps and ballasts, increased maintenance productivity, and protracted material warranties.