Success Story: Gebo’s

Partner Information

Gebo’s, Amarillo, Texas
31,000 Sq. Feet
Annual Cash Savings: $8258
Annual Energy Savings: 137,690/kwh
Prevented 163,300 pounds of pollution

Service and Product Provider

CSG Services, Inc
3800 Business Park Drive
Amarillo, TX 79110
806-463-1500

CSG Services, Incorporated knows and understands the value of good energy management practices. It recently applied these principles when it conducted a lighting retrofit for one its many happy customers, Gebo’s, a retail clothing store.

CSG advised Gebo’s to consider energy efficient lighting and was instrumental in the implementation of this retrofit. Gebo’s owner and president, Mike Phillips, believed that his store could increase its energy efficiency without any impact on its profits. They installed energy efficient lighting including T8 lamps, electronic ballast, LED exit lamps and compact fluorescent lamps as well. CSG replaced three 10 ton 6 Seer package units with three 10 ton 11 Seer units. The project was creatively funded by SPS utility rebates and customer payment.

Gebo’s has benefited from the upgrades by improved color rendition on the retail clothing and by improved HVAC comfort for both its employees and customers. So far, Gebo’s has saved a total of $8258 as a direct result of its upgrades and is planning three more stages of future upgrades.

Gebo’s believes that its retrofit was a complete success and recommends that all small businesses consider the benefits of energy efficiency upgrades. Gebo’s advises that customers should check in their area for utility incentive programs and that other small businesses look at their lighting and HVAC units as assets, and not just convenience items.

Now, that’s good advice for all small businesses!