Cox Bros. Poultry Farm is a third generation family farm located in Maitland, Nova Scotia. It was incorporated in 1953 and consists of a chick hatchery, pullet growing facilities, layer and breeder operations, as well as a feed mill and egg grading station. Brad Dalrymple is one of three co-owners and is third generation on the farm. He wanted to reduce energy costs and improve light levels so he made lighting and insulation retrofits on the farm.
Hatchery Lighting Retrofit – HPT8
Replaced T12 fluorescent tube fixtures with high performance T8 fixtures
Project Cost: $11,400 Incentive: Rebate of up to 80% through Efficiency NS Business Energy Solutions (BES) Savings: $2900/year
Payback: < 1 year
Layer Barn Lighting Retrofit – LED
Replaced incandescent bulbs (60W) and T12 fixtures with LED 2ft tube fixtures (9w), HPT8 fixtures and CFLs.
Project cost: $52,900 Incentive: Rebate of up to 80% and 0% interest over 2 years through Efficiency NS BES Savings: $8,300/year Payback : 4.5 years
