Industrial LED Retrofit Across Three Facilities in Ontario
A coordinated LED lighting upgrade across three adjacent industrial automation facilities in Kitchener — delivering 220,447 kWh in combined annual savings and a 64.22 kW total demand reduction.
Three legacy lighting generations failing in a cold-chain environment they were never specified for.
Brock Solutions operates three adjacent facilities on Ardelt Avenue in Kitchener, covering office, warehouse, and operational areas across the portfolio. Lighting represented a controllable electrical load at each location, but legacy systems were driving unnecessary consumption and peak demand across all three buildings.
Addressing the three facilities separately would have introduced coordination complexity and delayed the cumulative impact of the upgrade. The objective was to deliver a unified retrofit across the full portfolio in a single coordinated program, qualifying all sites for available incentives while minimizing disruption to ongoing operations.
One sealed cold-rated fixture family across every zone, paired with zone-level occupancy logic.
Green Integrations completed LED lighting retrofits at all three Ardelt Avenue locations as part of a coordinated efficiency program, commissioned December 18, 2018.
Each facility received a full lighting system upgrade tailored to its specific layout and usage. Legacy lighting systems were replaced with high-efficiency LED fixtures selected to reduce electrical load while maintaining consistent illumination across office, warehouse, and operational areas.
All three sites qualified for incentives under the Save on Energy program. Green Integrations administered the documentation and submission process across the full portfolio to ensure compliance with program requirements.
The project demonstrates how a strategic commercial lighting upgrade can deliver portfolio-wide energy savings while improving lighting quality and operational consistency.
The lighting upgrades qualified for incentives under the Save on Energy program. Incentive eligibility was determined based on verified reductions in energy consumption and electrical demand achieved at each facility. Green Integrations administered the documentation and submission process to ensure compliance with program requirements.
The numbers, then the consequence.
- 01220,447 kWh in combined annual energy savings across all three facilities.
- 0264.22 kW total demand reduction across the portfolio.
- 03Average energy reduction of approximately 62% across all sites.
- 04All three locations qualified for Save on Energy incentives in a single coordinated submission.
Equivalent to removing 3 passenger vehicles from Ontario roads annually.
For the facilities and engineering audience.
Each of the three Brock Solutions facilities received a tailored lighting upgrade based on facility layout, operating schedules, and existing electrical infrastructure. The coordinated project achieved 220,447 kWh in annual energy savings and reduced portfolio demand by 64.22 kW.
The project demonstrates how industrial LED retrofits can be implemented across multiple facilities under a single energy strategy. Organizations evaluating facility-wide energy performance often combine lighting upgrades with detailed energy audits to identify additional opportunities for reducing electricity consumption and operating costs.
A structured operations and maintenance strategy helps maintain long-term lighting performance and maximize lifecycle value from retrofit investments.
Facility characteristics that shaped the design.
- Three industrial automation facilities supporting office, warehouse, engineering, and operational activities under a coordinated energy management strategy
- Legacy lighting systems creating avoidable electricity costs and demand charges across multiple facilities
- Coordinated multi-site retrofit delivered as a single program commissioned December 18, 2018
- Retrofit implementation coordinated to maintain uninterrupted operations while delivering measurable energy savings
- Portfolio-level incentive qualification managed through a single Save on Energy submission
Questions This Project Helps Answer
Every facility has unique operational requirements, infrastructure constraints, and business objectives. These questions highlight some of the considerations, decisions, and lessons that emerged from this project and may help other organizations evaluating similar opportunities.
- The best approach depends on the organization's budget, operating requirements, incentive eligibility, internal resources, and facility conditions. A multi-site retrofit can create consistency, simplify documentation, and improve procurement efficiency, but it requires stronger coordination. A phased approach may be better when facilities have different schedules, priorities, or approval requirements.
- Multi-facility lighting projects require coordinated site audits, fixture specifications, installation scheduling, incentive documentation, and measurement of savings across multiple buildings. The project team must account for different lighting layouts, operating hours, occupancy patterns, safety requirements, and access constraints while keeping each facility operational.
- Organizations with multiple facilities should evaluate lighting upgrades at the portfolio level, not only site by site. This can reveal patterns in energy use, maintenance needs, fixture types, and incentive opportunities. A coordinated strategy can help prioritize the highest-value buildings while improving consistency across the organization.
Related Questions
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Considering a lighting upgrade for your facility? A well-executed LED retrofit is one of the most consistent ways to reduce electrical demand and modernise building infrastructure.
- ·Site photometric audit
- ·Energy & demand baseline
- ·Fixture and control specification
- ·SaveON / IESO incentive stack
- ·Phased installation plan
