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Figure 6: U.S. Property Type Data
Source: LEDSavingSolutions.com from U.S. Dept. of Energy data
| Property Type | # of Buildings in the US | Total Square Footage | % of Total non-residential sq. ft. | Average Hours per week of operations | Annual Electricity consumption for lighting in kWh | kWh/sq. ft./year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | 736,000 | 12.044 billion | 17.9% | 53 | 82 billion | 7 |
| Warehouse and Storage | 603,000 | 10.477 billion | 15.6% | 49 | 39 billion | 4 |
| Mercantile 'Retail' | 667,000 | 10.398 billion | 15.4% | 65 | 90 billion | 9 |
| Education | 327,000 | 8.651 billion | 12.8% | 50 | 33 billion | 4 |
| Lodging | 153,000 | 4.521 billion | 6.7% | 150 | 36 billion | 8 |
| Public Assembly | 305,000 | 4.393 billion | 6.5% | 54 | 8 billion | 2 |
| Religious Worship | 307,000 | 3.405 billion | 5.1% | 29 | 5 billion | 1 |
| Service | 478,000 | 3.388 billion | 5.0% | 63 | 18 billion | 5 |
| Vacant | 253,000 | 1.908 billion | 2.8% | |||
| Health Care - Inpatient | 11,000 | 1.865 billion | 2.8% | 165 | 22 billion | 12 |
| Food Service | 349,000 | 1.851 billion | 2.7% | 84 | 12 billion | 6 |
| Other | 102,000 | 1.222 billion | 1.8% | 49 | 17 billion | 14 |
| Public Order and Safety | 72,000 | 1.168 billion | 1.7% | 95 | 5 billion | 4 |
| Health Care - Outpatient | 116,000 | 1.053 billion | 1.6% | 56 | 8 billion | 8 |
| Food Sales | 174,000 | 994 million | 1.5% | 118 | 14 billion | 14 |
| TOTALS | 4,653,000 | 67.338 billion | 100.0% | 77 | 389 billion | 7 |
Figure 7: U.S. Property Type via LED Lighting
Source: LEDSavingSolutions.com from U.S. Dept. of Energy data
| Property Type | Average Commercial cost of kWh | Average Lighting Cost/ sq. ft./year | Average Savings % with LEDs | Potential Savings/ sq. ft./ year with LEDs | Annual Savings with LEDs | CO2 saved/ $1 saved | Annual CO2 Savings in Tons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office | $0.106 | 0.72 | 0.50 | $0.36 | $4,346 billion | 13 | 28,249,000 |
| Warehouse and Storage | $0.106 | 0.39 | 0.50 | $0.20 | $2,067 billion | 13 | 13,435,500 |
| Mercantile 'Retail' | $0.106 | 0.92 | 0.50 | $0.46 | $4,770 billion | 13 | 31,005,000 |
| Education | $0.106 | 0.40 | 0.50 | $0.20 | $1,749 billion | 13 | 11,368,500 |
| Lodging | $0.106 | 0.84 | 0.50 | $0.42 | $1,908 billion | 13 | 12,402,000 |
| Public Assembly | $0.106 | 0.19 | 0.50 | $0.10 | $424 million | 13 | 2,756,000 |
| Religious Worship | $0.106 | 0.16 | 0.50 | $0.08 | $265 million | 13 | 1,722,500 |
| Service | $0.106 | 0.56 | 0.50 | $0.28 | $954 million | 13 | 6,201,000 |
| Vacant | 0.50 | ||||||
| Health Care - Inpatient | $0.106 | 1.25 | 0.50 | $0.63 | $1.166 billion | 13 | 7,579,000 |
| Food Service | $0.106 | 0.69 | 0.50 | $0.34 | $636 million | 13 | 4,134,000 |
| Other | $0.106 | 1.47 | 0.50 | $0.74 | $901 million | 13 | 5,856,500 |
| Public Order and Safety | $0.106 | 0.45 | 0.50 | $0.23 | $265 million | 13 | 1,722,500 |
| Health Care - Outpatient | $0.106 | 0.81 | 0.50 | $0.40 | $424 million | 13 | 2,756,000 |
| Food Sales | $0.106 | 1.49 | 0.50 | $0.75 | $742 million | 13 | 4,823,000 |
| TOTALS | $0.106 | $0.74 | 0.50 | $0.37 | $20.617 billion | 13 | 134,010,500 |
