Challenges with Energy Consumption
Community Health Systems (CHS) in Huntsville, Alabama, committed to reducing energy consumption by 1.5% annually in their 2021 Sustainability Report, leading the organization to research energy efficiency options and experts. A low LED lighting conversion rate caused CHS’s Huntsville location to struggle to predict and maintain its utility budget.
This challenge underscored the importance of finding reliable solutions to reduce energy costs for medical centers. The need for a solution became more urgent as energy costs continued to rise, significantly impacting operational budgets.
Solutions to Reduce Costs for Medical Centers
To combat rising energy costs and get their budget under control, PCE engineered exterior LED lighting solutions for CHS’s Huntsville location. This custom, clean energy solution reduces energy costs and consumption by 74%.
These savings have been consistent each year post-project install – freeing up resources to provide the best care for their patients and further reducing energy costs for medical centers. The implementation of these lighting solutions provided immediate cost savings and aligned with long-term sustainability goals.
Benefits from Lowering Energy Consumption
- Improve ESG rating. Immediately mitigate ESG-related risk and increase transparency through ESG reporting to investors.
- Exceed sustainability initiatives. Annual goal to reduce energy usage by 1.5% was met and exceeded with LED lighting upgrade, contributing to broader efforts to reduce energy costs for medical centers.
- Reinvest in stakeholders. By reducing costly utility bills, CHS was able to invest in even better care for its patients, employees, and the local community. These financial savings have also facilitated further investments in innovative healthcare technologies and patient services.
About Community Health Systems
CHS has been developing and operating healthcare delivery systems committed to helping people get well and live healthier for nearly 40 years. Their affiliated healthcare systems provide a wide range of services and function as vitally important members of their local communities, offering more than 1,000 sites of care including general acute and specialty care hospitals, physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, occupational medicine clinics, imaging centers, cancer centers and ambulatory surgery centers.
To learn more, visit chs.net.
To discuss how PCE can reduce energy costs for medical centers like yours, contact us today and speak with a consultant.