Leviton Introduces the Dollars & Sensors® Online Energy Audit Tool

Powerful sales tool streamlines the energy audit process making energy retrofits faster and easier

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Jun 11, 2014, 09:30 ET

MELVILLE, N.Y., June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviton today introduced the Dollars & Sensors (D&S) Online Energy Audit Tool for lighting retrofit applications. Dollars & Sensors is available as both a desktop application as well as via mobile device, effectively turning Android^®, Apple^®, Blackberry^® and Windows^® smart devices into an instant energy audit tool.

Leviton's D&S is a powerful sales tool that makes audits simpler and easier when compared to alternative methods. Leviton saves lighting professionals time and removes the guesswork from conducting energy audits and generating return on investment reports and analyses by providing a customizable bill of materials for each project. This allows distributors, contractors and other lighting professionals to deliver a cost-effective Leviton solution to their customers faster with a clearly communicated demonstration of the potential energy savings and return on investment.

Dollars & Sensors streamlines the energy audit process to save lighting professionals time and money spent on audit and proposal generation. This all-in-one tool allows professionals to use a smart device to effectively conduct a sensor energy audit as they walk through a space with key decision makers. The simple interface for Dollars & Sensors intuitively guides users on how to easily input audit information using a smart device. Basic audit information includes inputting room size, existing lights and energy saving Leviton sensor and LevNet RF™ Energy Harvesting Wireless products in use.

The desktop version of Dollars & Sensors allows users to configure projects with utility rates, labor rates, rebates and incentives which are taken into account in the energy savings calculations and analyses. It is used to manage multiple projects and generate a submittal package, including:

Return on investment reports and analyses
Modifiable bill of materials that can be saved as a PDF or sent as a private link to customers
Cover letter customized with customer information and project energy savings summary

As an added advantage, Dollars & Sensors is compatible with the Leviton Light Logger™ tool, which monitors and logs changes in the lighting and occupancy in a space to forecast energy and cost savings as well as validate energy savings after installation. This actual room data is imported into the Dollars & Sensors tool and is taken into account to calculate energy savings and analyses.

"By combining Dollars & Sensors with our in-house application engineering design expertise and no cost sensor layout services, Leviton is able to quickly and easily provide high performance solutions that deliver immediate savings and returns on investments," said Richard Westfall, vice president and general manager, Leviton Lighting & Energy Solutions. "Leviton is truly the single source for improving energy efficiency and taking the guesswork out of energy management projects."

Learn more about Dollars & Sensors and access the tool at leviton.com/dollarsandsensors.

About Leviton Lighting & Energy Solutions
Leviton Lighting & Energy Management Solutions products meet or exceed federal, state and industry building standards, and often enable customers to qualify for tax incentives and work toward earning LEED credits. A member of the United States Green Building Council, Leviton products include self-powered wireless occupancy sensors, lighting control relay systems, intelligent dimming systems and controls and daylight harvesting systems used in green buildings around the world. In addition, Leviton submetering and energy management software solutions allow users to measure and monitor energy usage. Learn more at www.leviton.com/les.

About Leviton
Leviton is the smart choice, providing the most comprehensive range of solutions to meet the needs of today's residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Leveraging more than a century of experience, Leviton helps customers create sustainable, intelligent environments through its electrical wiring devices, network and data center connectivity solutions, and lighting energy management systems. From switches and receptacles, to daylight harvesting controls, networking systems, and equipment for charging electric vehicles, Leviton solutions help customers achieve savings in energy, time and cost, all while enhancing safety. For more information, visit www.leviton.com, http://www.facebook.com/leviton, http://twitter.com/leviton or http://www.youtube.com/Levitonmfg.

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