Lighting

• Turn off lights in all unoccupied rooms.
• Replace incandescent lamps with high-efficiency light-emitting diode lamps (LEDs).
• Retrofit existing fluorescent fixtures with energy-efficient LED fixtures.
• Install occupancy sensors, which detect occupants in a given space, to turn lights on or off. (Good in storage rooms, break rooms, offices, restrooms, corridors, garage and dock areas, etc.)
• Replace or retrofit exit signs with incandescent lamps with LED exit signs. This will reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs and increase the sign’s life to up to 10 years.
• To maintain light levels, establish a maintenance program to change all lamps and clean all fixtures at a predetermined time.
• Control all outside lighting systems with timers or photocells, making sure you adjust them to the changing seasons.

Tampa Electric’s conditioned and non-conditioned Lighting and Lighting Occupancy Sensor programs offer rebates for updates to lighting equipment that meets our energy-efficiency standards.

Refrigeration

• Consolidate items to enable spare units to be turned off.
• Keep seals and latches in good operating condition.
• Maintain temperatures no colder than necessary.
• Install plastic strip curtains at doors and walk-in units to reduce cooling losses when doors are open.
• Maintain proper refrigerant and adequate product spacing for proper circulation.

Building Envelope

• Install door threshold(s) and weather-stripping.
• Caulk and seal around window and door frames.
• Consider installing awnings, solar film or solar screens.
• Consider verifying and upgrading/installing building insulation.
• Have your ductwork inspected for leaks.
• Have your insulation checked in the attic.
• Install automatic door closers.
• Install plastic strip curtains or an air curtain between conditioned and non-conditioned spaces.

Hot and Cold Water Systems

• Set thermostat(s) at 110 degrees or to any code requirement.
• Inspect the water-supply system periodically and repair any leaks, including faucets.
• Inspect insulation on storage tanks and repair or replace as needed.
• Add insulation to storage tanks and hot water lines.
• Use flow restrictors and water-saving showerheads.

Tampa Electric’s Water Heating program offers rebates when you install a high-efficiency water heating system.

Other

• Turn off machines when not needed.
• Avoid simultaneous startup of equipment to minimize peak kilowatt demand.
• When replacing worn and defective motors, use motors sized as close to the load as possible, and specify high-efficiency motors.
• Review startup and shutdown procedures with employees to ensure equipment is not started before needed or left on longer than necessary.

Earn a Tampa Electric rebate when you install a Facility Energy Management System that controls all or a part of your building’s electrical load. It’s an easy way to save on maintenance and operating costs, improve your indoor air quality and more.