The aging and inconsistent controls infrastructure was holding Tesco back from achieving its energy optimisation and operational efficiency goals. The client sought a system to monitor and control, and provide reporting on energy use, lamp failures and emergency lighting testing, across all its locations within the UK.

As such, the chosen solution would need to seamlessly scale across multiple sites, giving facility management at Tesco a broader perspective on how their stores are performing in energy management.

Finally, Tesco required a sub-three-year payback period within which the cost of the new system would be offset by energy savings and reduced maintenance costs.

Lowry specified the Dynalite control system to meet Tescos requirements for the network of stores across the UK.

Operational excellence in every store

Dynalite’s modular control system provides many flexible options to achieve energy savings, allowing Lowry to tailor their system design to suit their client’s unique requirements.

Occupancy sensing and daily lighting schedules deliver the right light, at the right level, in the right place, throughout the store. Scenes in public areas are automated through System Manager, whilst scenes in private staff areas can be manually overridden using an Antumbra user interface if required.

System Manager also empowers Tescos facility management to monitor and control ongoing building performance, schedule maintenance proactively, and schedule testing on the emergency lighting system.

This helps to streamline operations and allows Tesco to tailor their energy management strategy as site requirements or local legislation changes.

An integrated multi-site solution 

To future proof the estate, amplify energy savings and improve operational efficiency, Lowry enabled the future connection of the site’s BMS via BACnet, using the PDDEG-S Ethernet Gateway. Paired with monitoring and control via System Manager, this will provide Tesco’s facility management with broad oversight of the performance of not just the lighting, but other integrated systems.

The DDRC810DT-GL was selected by Lowry for integrated control over third-party systems, ensuring lighting and HVAC work together in harmony to support Tesco’s energy management targets.

With Dynalite’s robust integration and multi-site capabilities, Lowry was able to tie multiple stores together into a single system for central management and control. This, paired with energy monitoring, usage reporting, and emergency lighting testing, significantly reduces Tesco’s energy usage and operating costs, whilst supporting a well-lit and safe environment for staff and customers.

The initial programme achieved a 2.5-year payback period and 25% annual energy savings over the old control system. Additionally, with the centralised monitoring and control over multiple locations, Tesco’s facility management can now avoid unplanned maintenance callouts thanks to the predictive maintenance tools and dashboard alerts within System Manager.

To learn more about Lowry Lighting’s capabilities, visit the website: https://lowrylighting.com/