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Recent improvements in lighting technology make it possible to save energy even if your building is only a few years old, notes Wendy Fry, vice president of sales and marketing for The Retrofit Cos., a St. Paul, Minn., firm that specializes in lighting and energy audits.
"Installing T-8 lights and electronic ballast in a warehouse that operates 24 hours a day can pay for itself in six months," she says.
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The Isolé IDP-3050 is ideal for controlling task lighting and computer monitors. Additional devices for the controlled outlets include space heaters, fans and other equipment that can be turned off during unoccupied periods. Devices such as CPUs and fax machines should be plugged into the uncontrolled outlets. Applications include workstations, open office cubicles, offices and engineering stations.
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