Case Study: JDSU achieves up to 80% OPEX reduction and 50%+ energy savings with Enlighted

JDSU Implementing People-Responsive Real Estate

JDSU undertook a global lighting and smart‑building optimization initiative in 2013 to cut energy costs by 20% and reduce its carbon footprint by 15%. The company paired LED fixtures with the Enlighted people‑responsive lighting control platform to maintain occupant comfort and productivity while targeting a three‑year payback on operating expenses.

Enlighted’s sensors at each fixture collect occupancy, daylight and temperature data and wirelessly report to a central Energy Manager, enabling fixture‑level control and easy tuning. A five‑week pilot tuned light levels and motion timeframes—lowering maximum office light levels from 70% to 55% proved most effective—and produced sizable savings: the LED+Enlighted combination delivered up to an 80% reduction in lighting opex, with the McCarthy Ranch site estimated to save 50 MWh and about $6,000 annually (plus HVAC and lamp‑life benefits), savings that scale across JDSU’s 2.1M sq ft footprint.

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