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Indoor tennis facilities are continually faced with the need for renovations and upgrades from HVAC to roof repairs to new lighting for the indoor tennis courts. This can create a challenge when it comes to how to fund these upgrades. In the recently released US Sports, Fitness, and Recreation Participation Report from the Physical Activity Council (PAC) – tennis is one of only two sports with positive participation growth during the previous 12 years. With this growth comes an increasing need for facilities that not only can handle the demand, but deliver an awesome indoor playing experience. 

By installing a proven energy-efficient LED lighting system, your facility will experience significant energy and maintenance savings along with a possible rebate through your utility company, which can create a very financially compelling case to improve your indoor tennis court area. Our case studies show how we can structure the investment where we use the rebate as a form of a down payment and finance the remainder over 5 years.

There are many reasons to consider installing LED tennis lighting for your indoor tennis courts. They include substantial energy and maintenance savings to dramatically improved light quality and a reduced overall carbon footprint. You may think these are excellent reasons to install LED lighting, but you may still be concerned about the immediate cost. Well, are you aware of the rebate programs available, which can help reduce some of the expense and ensure an enhanced lighting system fits into your budget?

Energy rebates are quite abundant. The Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency website is a great resource for rebate program available throughout the country. You can click on your state on the site’s country map, which then directs you to a database that not only covers rebates, but much more.

Sports interiors will manage the entire rebate process

Sports Interiors is not your average tennis lighting company. As part of our approach to improving indoor tennis, we handle the legwork of the rebate process and have secured well over $1.5 million in rebates for our customers.  We handle the paperwork with the utility company directly, and deal with the “back and forth” often experienced. In addition, Sports Interiors offers financing programs to simplify the overall process even further. Your rebate can even be used to help offset the overall amount you plan to finance, creating a very financially compelling opportunity to implement a proven, LED tennis Lighting System. Furthermore, the combination of rebates and our financing package have allowed many of our customers the opportunity to implement our Liner System as well, creating the optimal indoor tennis playing experience.

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As mentioned previously, there is not one rebate program that covers the entire United States. We have experience with many different programs since we’ve been installing our LED Tennis Lighting System in facilities across the country. Some rebate programs are quite complex while others are substantially simpler. Below is a basic stage-by-stage process of a typical rebate application.

• First, the company’s website is user friendly. On the site you easily can locate a pre-approval form, which includes questions regarding the number of fixtures currently installed, the wattage being used, and the number of hours per day the lights are on.

• After the form is submitted to the rebate company, and has gone through the approval process, you will be informed of the amount of money you will receive for your project. In addition, you will be given a certain period of time in which it should be used. However, if the project is not completed within the specified time period, usually an extension is normal operating procedure.

• Once the project is finalized, a post inspection typically will occur to confirm you installed the fixtures as specified. After the inspection, the rebate money will be sent to the utility customer or can be assigned to the company who does the implementation.

Genesis Health Clubs

Below are before and after photos highlighting an indoor tennis facility that financed the implementation of the Sports Interiors LED Lighting System and Liner System.

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• In addition to our 30+ years experience working with indoor tennis facilities to deliver a dramatically improved indoor tennis experience, we offer a customized and tailored financing package as an alternative to writing one check

• By installing a proven energy-efficient LED lighting system, your facility will experience significant energy and maintenance savings along with a possible rebate through your utility company, which can create a very financially compelling case to consider improving your indoor tennis court area

• As part of our approach to improving indoor tennis, we handle the legwork of the rebate process and have secured well over $1.5 million in rebates for our customers

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