Retail facilities rely on tasteful, well-designed lighting to draw

customers to their wares. While this is a proven strategy

to boost sales, the energy usage consequences can be

significant – for example, a typical retail store’s electrical load

dedicated to lighting can be as much as 50 percent or more.

For this reason, chain retailers are relying on the aggressive

use of lighting control technologies to balance the need for

adequate lighting with energy efficiency and cost savings,

along with reasonable return on investment.

Cabela’s® is a great example. The Sidney, Neb.- based

purveyor of outdoor clothing and gear for hunting, camping

and fishing had been using a variety of lighting control

technologies from multiple suppliers prior to 2006. But

there was an opportunity to accrue greater energy and cost

savings through uniform equipment and building product

standards, including lighting control, for all new locations.

True, Cabela’s did have extensive building automation

systems and equipment in place, including lighting control.

But whenever the company built a new store, there was little

system and brand consistency. In 2006, the standard for

all new Cabela’s stores became Powerlink® G3 2000 Level

intelligent lighting control panelboards, commercial grade

occupancy sensors and PowerLogic® power meters, all from

Schneider Electric.

Cabela’s® streamlines the design and construction process while improving both energy management and energy efficiency using Lighting Control from Schneider Electric

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Objective• Streamline design and construction

processes across all stores

• Accrue greater energy efficiency and

cost savings

• Balance need for adequate lighting with

energy efficiency

• Reasonable return on investment

• Easy functionality for employees

• Employ occupancy sensing

• Specialized lighting scenes for

designated areas within the building

• Monitor energy usage to begin load-

shed programming

Solution• Powerlink® G3 2000 Level Intelligent

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• SquareDCommercialGrade

Occupancy Sensors

• Powerlogic®PowerMeters

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Application

To streamline the design and construction processes and improve both energy management and energy efficiency, a plan was put in place in 2006 to develop uniform standards for temperature and lighting control, and electrical and mechanical equipment. In addition to spending substantial time studying the design of existing stores and strategically considering areas where lighting control could be deployed in new stores to increase energy and cost savings, a full understanding of how Cabela’s uses its stores throughout both a day and a year was ascertained. Based on those conversations and a desire to simultaneously improve energy and cost savings while maintaining realistic budgets and achieving a reasonable payback period, it was decided to circuit stores so that after store hours, half the general lighting in the retail area, as well as all accent and display lighting, would be turned off. In addition, it was determined that incorporating “hands-off” lighting and occupancy sensing would play a big role in the overall success of this project. Also, by alternating which fixtures were turned off, the lifecycle of lamps and ballasts would be increased, and in turn, lower maintenance costs. The security system, fire alarm and generator transfer switch were also tied into a store’s Powerlink 2000 Level intelligent lighting control panelboard, to force all lighting to turn on during alarm periods. Objectives - Streamline design and construction processes for all stores - Increase energy efficiency and save money while providing adequate lighting - Employ occupancy sensing and easy-to-use “hands-off” lighting for employees - Monitor energy usage

Benefits• Totalof10newstoresopenedbetween

2006and2008foundtobe21percent

more energy efficient than existing

counterparts

• Majorcontributorto$1millionsavings

in energy costs

• Immediate12percentenergy

improvement

• Uniformlightingcontrolstandards

implemented

• Occupancysensorsinstalledtomanage

lighting unoccupied spaces

• Powermetersinstalledtoprovide

constant flow of information to

prompt more astute energy-related

decisionmaking

• Convenienceofinterconnectingwith

building automation system eliminates

need for multiple systems

• One-totwo-yearreturnontechnology

investment

Cabela’sTM: Streamline the Design and Construction Process

Solution

For the manager of a Cabela’s store built since 2006, lighting is essentially a hands-off proposition. There is a front-end master controller located within the Powerlink G3 2000 level intelligent lighting control panelboard in the store’s electrical room, which is connected to the Internet via Ethernet. Anywhere from four to 10 lighting control subpanels are dispersed throughout the store, depending on its size, each of which also contain a controller that alters lighting based on the schedules within the master controller or commands from occupancy sensors. In a typical day, a store manager shouldn’t have any concerns about lighting. By the time he gets in, lights are staging up. Thirty minutes before opening, feature lights on the sales floor are coming on. At 9 p.m., the lights begin turning off, and by 10 p.m. they are down to night-time lighting requirements. Exterior lighting, including signage and parking lot lights, also are scheduled into the controller residing within the intelligent lighting control panelboard. The convenience facilitated by the lighting control standards for both individual store managers and Cabela’s corporate facilities staff is significant. For example, Ethernet access built into the controllers within the intelligent lighting control panelboards means lighting schedules for all stores connected to the network can be changed via the Internet. Lighting schedules can be changed remotely and automatically based on the need, which is one less concern for a store manager. As part of Cabela’s equipment and building product standardization, high-bay warehouse lighting in new stores was shifted from metal-halide fixtures that were typically on most of the day to high-bay fluorescent fixtures that are controlled by Commercial Grade occupancy sensors from

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Schneider Electric. This change has played an important role in managing lighting in an area that is used infrequently – but has high potential for energy waste. Once motion is detected by an occupancy sensor in a given aisle, lights turn on until motion is no longer detected. If there is no activity detected for 10 minutes, lights turn off. Occupancy sensors are used in storage rooms, offices, electric rooms, the employee break room and the restrooms. While lighting control has played a significant role in increasing energy efficiency in both new Cabela’s stores and upgraded existing locations, equipment and building standardization has also helped the facilities team better manage energy usage. For example, PowerLogic power meters from Schneider Electric are standard in all new stores and provide a constant flow of information that can prompt decision-making that can increase energy efficiency even further. Power metering allows Cabela’s to track the energy usage of various stores and see actual energy usage throughout the year.

Benefits

- Total of 10 new stores opened between 2006 and 2008 found to be 21 percent more energy efficient than existing counterparts

- Major contributor to $1 million savings in energy costs

- Immediate 12 percent energy improvement

- Uniform lighting control standards implemented

Cabela’sTM: Streamline the Design and Construction Process