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THE Don Vicente De Ybor Historic Inn

located in Tampa, Fla. has a long rich

heritage dating back to the 1920’s. The

building was once the city’s Planning

and Development office as well as a

health care clinic prior to becoming an inn.

A focal point in each of the rooms throughout the

hotel is the custom built chandeliers. Using a total

of 690 incandescent candelabras, these bulbs

frequently failed, required constant maintenance and

increased room temperatures due to the immense

heat emitted.

Owner Damon Shiver was looking to reduce

operating expenses for the elegant 16 room boutique

hotel, without sacrificing the inn’s historic charm.

Lighting energy costs for the inn had risen to over

$16,000 annually, causing Mr. Shiver to look for

a lighting alternative that would not only lower

energy costs, but also make the inn’s rooms more

comfortable for staff and customers alike.

Damon had heard of the many benefits of LED

lighting and turned to the Experts at LED Source® for

a solution to his growing problem. ▶

DON VICENTE DE YBOR HISTORIC INNReinventing the Past with LED Lighting

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86%EnergySavings

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UPON completion of an

energy analysis, the

team at LED Source®

chose the Phi l ips

dimmable 3.5 watt LED

candelabra lamp due to its warm white

light and 20,000 hour life span.

Energy consumption was reduced from

151,110 kWh to 21,155 kWh. Annual

savings for Don Vicente De Ybor Historic

Inn is estimated at $14,295 in lighting

energy, $4,636 in maintenance and

$4,201 in air conditioning.

Total annual savings is projected at

$23,132 and payback period for this

project is anticipated to be within 6

months. ▣

“Saving energy and not changing light bulbs every week has significantly lowered our expenses.” Damon Shiver, Owner

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