How to Calculate ROI on a Commercial Lighting Retrofit in 5 Minutes

Lighting retrofit ROI calculations can feel like a math marathon—unless your audit tool does the heavy lifting. EnerX does that grunt work automatically. Every time you capture a fixture in the SiteLogic mobile app, the platform tags it with its factory-spec wattage, lumen output, expected life hours, and replacement cost. Regional labor rates and disposal fees are pre-loaded, and local utility tariffs are refreshed monthly, so when you punch in three quick numbers—existing fixture wattage, annual burn hours, and the site’s $/kWh rate—EnerX instantly generates a side-by-side cost profile for the “as-is” and “proposed” scenario. The backend engine converts those deltas into annual dollar savings, simple payback, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Net Present Value (NPV) in the time it takes your client to find a seat.

Utility incentives complicate the math for most contractors because rebate rules shift every quarter and vary by utility, fixture type, and energy code. EnerX keeps you current with a standardized incentive-export: one click fills every field—fixture quantities, calculated kWh avoided, demand reduction, and lumen equivalency—using the audited data you just collected. When a program caps incentives at, say, 50 % of project cost or $0.15/kWh saved, EnerX applies the limit automatically, updates the payback schedule, and flags any documentation you still need to upload. No separate spreadsheet, no copy-paste errors, and no expired forms.

The impact is tangible. Benchmarks inside EnerX show that 64 % of commercial projects financed in 2024 hit payback in 18 months or less; once utility rebates and avoided maintenance (no more ballast changes, fewer lift rentals) are layered in, the most aggressive retrofits close the loop in under a year. That speed levels up your sales narrative: what begins as a speculative line item in a capital-budget meeting becomes a data-backed mandate with CFO-grade financials. Your reps walk in with a tablet, enter three numbers, and walk out with a signed intent letter—because decision-makers can see, line by line, how the project boosts cash flow starting on the next utility bill. Give EnerX five minutes on a walk-through and it will give your customer five years of bankable savings—guaranteed.

Let EnerX crunch the numbers live on your next walk-through—book a demo and see ROI populate in minutes, not days.