How much energy do the lights at Peden Stadium use?
Our office has had many inquiries about the energy use of the stadium lights. So here’s the scoop as provided by Ron Chapman, Ohio University’s Director of Energy Management: Peden Stadium field lighting contains 256 total fixtures using 1,500 watt lamps for a total of 384,000 watts or 384 KW (kilowatts). As an industrial user, the electric rate for Ohio University is $0.0248 per kilowatt-hour, about 30% of your household rate! This results in a base cost of $9.52 per hour of lighting if all fixtures are on. In addition, if the lights were actually lit during the peak demand periods, there would also be a surcharge of $4.701 per KW demand that exceeds already established limits. This is not likely to occur as the 384 KW represents only a small percentage of the maximum draw that Ohio U. uses. To avoid this penalty, the burn times must be carefully monitored so that we stay within established demand limits for which the university already pays. Even so, the cost to operate these lights
