Venstar's New Surveyor LCP500 Load Control Panel Controls up to 10 Lighting Zones and Supports Daylight Harvesting for Significant Reductions in Energy Costs

CHATSWORTH, CA--(Marketwired - May 6, 2015) - Venstar®, a leading thermostat and energy management systems manufacturer, today announced its new Surveyor® LCP500 Load Control Panel that controls up to 10 independent lighting zones and supports daylight harvesting for significantly reduced energy costs. Now available throughout North America, Surveyor LCP500 Load Control Panel is compatible with Venstar's Surveyor Energy Management System (EMS), which helps small-box retailers manage energy usage and reduce costs, potentially saving millions of dollars per year.

"Venstar's new Surveyor LCP500 Load Control Panel incorporates daylight harvesting, a technology that enables a reduction in store lighting when there is adequate natural daylight coming in through the windows," said Steve Dushane, president and CEO of Venstar Inc. "Together with Surveyor EMS, Surveyor LCP500 helps small-box retailers go green and reduce energy costs by managing thousands of locations from a mobile device or computer."

Daylight Harvesting Significantly Reduces Energy Costs

Venstar's new Surveyor LCP500 Load Control Panel supports daylight harvesting, which uses natural outside light to reduce interior lighting. The built-in lighting control system and networked sensors identify the levels of outside light coming in through windows and automatically adjust inside lights. 

Lighting can be dimmed by individual areas in the store to maintain a pre-set light level and provide a comfortable environment for customers and employees. Daylight harvesting delivers a significant decrease in the lighting needed, which greatly reduces energy costs. Small-box retail chains can expect to see significant savings when they incorporate daylight harvesting.

Controls up to 10 Lighting Zones With Multiple Control Methods

Venstar's new Surveyor LCP500 controls up to 10 independent lighting zones and allows a variety of control methods, including event driven, time scheduled, manual operation and Internet control. Users can choose one or a combination of the control methods to include multiple accessories that can be used to control the same lighting zone and allows for up to a two-hour override per zone. 

The Surveyor LCP500 incorporates a capacitive touch digital module and display. This display panel gives the user feedback on status or errors that may occur in the store. It also allows store personnel to input service requests. The digital control module can be mounted remotely from the LCP 500.

The Surveyor LCP500 Control Panel is compliant with California's Title 24 regulations, and it is UL listed and approved.

Remotely Manage HVAC, Lighting, Electrical and Mechanical Systems

Venstar's Surveyor EMS empowers small-box retailers and other multi-location businesses to remotely monitor, control and manage their HVAC and lighting/electrical and mechanical systems in all their stores, giving them unprecedented visibility into their energy usage. Designed specifically for small-box retail chains with hundreds to thousands of locations, Surveyor provides powerful energy management tools for energy and facility managers responsible for managing multi-location companies.

Surveyor EMS gives users the ability to:

• Control energy usage for thousands of locations simply by using a desktop computer, laptop, telephone, or mobile device.
• Remotely monitor and control HVAC equipment to reduce energy usage.
• Ensure optimum store temperatures and lighting usage.
• Create customizable lists of locations.
• Perform extensive data mining, diagnostics and analysis.
• Access standard and custom Web and email reporting.
• Utilize tools for optimizing energy usage, maintenance and store operations.
• Access easy Demand-Response manager.
• Set user-defined security levels for company-wide access.
  
  

Venstar's Surveyor EMS has saved retail chain customers millions in energy costs at more than 22,000 locations across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Small-box retailers typically save 25 percent to 35 percent of their energy costs, which translates to tens of millions of dollars in savings each year and dramatic reductions in CO₂ emissions. 

For information on Surveyor, visit: http://www.venstar.com/surveyor/

Email: sales@venstar.com
Telephone: 818-812-9930

About Venstar Inc.

Founded in 1992, Venstar Inc. is a leading thermostat and energy management system (EMS) manufacturer, known for providing value to its customers via ease of use and installation, proven cost savings, improved energy efficiency, quality and reliability. Venstar is one of the largest thermostat suppliers in the world and designs and produces Venstar-branded products, as well as OEM thermostat products for the biggest names in HVAC. Venstar's Surveyor is a leading energy management system, typically saving small-box retailers 25 percent to 35 percent of their energy costs, which translates to tens of millions of dollars in savings each year and dramatic reductions in CO₂ emissions. Surveyor currently controls the energy usage of 22,000+ retail locations across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

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