Retrofitting and Upgrading older lighting technologies to LED has huge
benefits that you can review in our Why LED section. There are Grants and Incentives available see bottom of the page.
The numbers quoted here are representative but energy costs keep rising so to get an updated quotation on your particular case please Contact Us.
* Based on:
Cost per Kilowatt hour based on National Avg. of .10 cents
Neon Industry Avg. of 12W per foot with high power transformers
Based on 12 hrs per day
Quote does not include electrical hook-up to grid
LED
Total # LEDs
350 Modules
Total Watts
87.5 W
Kilowatt hours
383.25
NEON
Approx Length
75 FT
Total Watts
900 W
Kilowatt hours
3942
LED
NEON
Annual Electricity Cost
$38.32
$394.20
Average
Annual Maintenance
$0.00
$805.00
Cost to Retrofit
$2876.25
Annual Electricity Savings
$303.88
Government Rebate: 10% - 50% of cost
Sign Size: 3ft x 14.5ft
Year 1
$1,108.88
Year 2
$2,876.25
Year 3
$3,326.64
Year 5
$5,544.40
Year 10
$11,088.80
Sign Specifications
Cost Comparison
Payback Study
Hydro and Maintenance saved*:
Case 1:
The Apotex Group
Sign Size: 14.5ft tall by 85ft long. The sign is over 50ft above street level and was in need of extensive repair.
The decision to retrofit an existing neon sign has 3 options, the options and the cost decisions facing Apotex were:
After
Before
Even Light Distribution - No Dark Spots.
50,000 Hour Life Rating - 10 years+
Over $6,000.00 Annual cost Savings.
Payback in Year 2.
91.66% Energy Savings.
Working on the Apotex sign
Avg. maintenance cost breakdown
Neon for per letter: $120.00
Transformer: $250.00
3hrs bucket truck: $145/hr in Case 1 and $125/hr in Case 2.
Total: $745