The Shealy Circuit

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SHEALY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL SAVE YOU SOME GREEN PAGE 9 to 12

THE SHEALY SPOTLIGHT SANTEE ELECTRIC SUPPLY PAGE 3

SNEAK A PEEK GET THE FIRST LOOK AT OUR NEW SUMTER AND COLUMBIA LOCATIONS PAGE 6

EPAct INCENTIVES REVIEW THE DEDUCTION INCENTIVES FOR LIGHTING AND BUILDING EFFICIENCY PAGE 8

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Simply Smart: a better way to manage and monitor your building’s HVAC functions

Make the most of your energy.

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PAGE 3 SHEALY ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS ACQUIRES SANTEE ELECTRIC SUPPLY

SPOTLIGHT

Shealy Electrical Wholesalers, Inc. is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of Santee Electric Supply; a leading distributor of electrical supplies for the Construction, Commercial and Industrial OEM-MRO markets throughout central and northeast South Carolina.

For over sixty years, Shealy Electrical has been committed to providing professional distribution throughout the electrical industry. We provide a wide range of electrical components and solutions for the Construction, Utility, Industrial OEM-MRO and Automation markets throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. This acquisition will provide Santee Electric Supply customers with access to service offerings such as:

MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE SUMTER TEAM Left to Right: Johnny Davis, Chuck Goff, Andy Goff and Bingo Davis

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24 Hour Emergency Service Access to over $10 million in inventory Cost savings reports Tool crib management Customer fixed inventory Just-in-time management National contract solutions Product specialists Daily deliveries Integrated supply contracts Electronic data interchange Product modification On site training Kitting capabilities Customizable stock numbers Electronic invoicing

We welcome the opportunity to serve Santee Electric Supply customers and will continue to offer the products and services everyone has come to depend on with no service interruptions.

MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE FLORENCE TEAM Left to Right, Front to Back: Keith Hartwig, Daniel Hall, Ron Stone, Laurie Lietka, Terry Weaver, Frank Egleton and Kraig Brugger

We also welcome the new members from Santee to our Florence and Sumter teams! We look forward to working with this team of highly motivated and customer oriented people.

WELCOME TO THE SHEALY FAMILY!

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HAPPENINGS Keeping you in the know SHEALY ELECTRICAL OFFERS COST SAVINGS SOLUTIONS FOR

By Senior Account Executive, Al Howell Shealy Electrical Wholesalers is working toward a cost savings solution for Invista in Lugoff, SC. The project includes retrofitting existing fixture by changing ballasts from the magnetic F34T12 to the electronic FO28T8 from Osram Sylvania.

Most of the fixtures in the manufacturing area were converted from 2 lamp to 1 lamp and retrofitted with a new reflector. This gave more light output than the two F34 lamp fixtures.

In an effort to save more money and energy, we were able to remove the existing 2 lamp ballast from each fixture and use 1-4 lamp ballasts to operate 4 fixtures. Doing this lowered the ballast count in the manufacturing area.

Office areas underwent a change of existing 4 lamp F34T12 fixtures to two F028 fixtures. Most of the offices had two fixtures. Using one 4 lamp electronic ballast allowed us to remove the two 4 lamp T12 ballasts. We also replaced all incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps, lowering the use of electricity from 100 watts to 23 watts.

In the warehouse area we replaced all 400 watt hi-bay fixtures with the 4 lamp and 6 lamp fluorescent fixtures. This allows more lighting coverage for the area. Also, when changing to fluorescent high bays, there is no warm up period for the lamps. A “blip” does not cause the area to go dark and the fixtures can be set to motion sensors.

All of these changes makes Invista applicable for EPACT tax credit and will save them over 60% on energy annually (see page 7 for more EPACT tax credit information).

For more information on how Shealy Electrical can supply you with cost savings solutions, call your Shealy Electrical salesperson today!

PEOPLE on the move

Gary Smith is the Area Branch Manager of Shealy Electrical’s Sumter location and has been promoted to Area Branch Manager of Shealy Electrical’s Florence location.

Steve Halverson has accepted the position of Senior Account Executive at the Columbia branch.

Gary will be responsible for both the Sumter and Florence locations.

Steve will have a number of target contractor accounts to develop and will also relieve Bill DeLoache of some of his day to day sales activities, allowing Bill to expand his focus on overall company strategy and growth.

Edis Muminovic has accepted the position of Operations Manager at the Ladson branch.

Edis wil have a variety of responsibilities including, but not limited to shipping, receiving, counter sales and inventory management.

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Columbia

SNEAK PEEK

Saxe Gotha Road will soon be the new location of Shealy Electrical’s Columbia Branch and Corporate Headquarters.

The new Columbia Campus has been constructed on over seven acres of land and includes a branch building that is 32,000 square feet and a corporate building that is 8,500 square feet.

Both facilities incorporate elements of “green” construction and energy efficient solutions. Eddie Zeigler, Operations Manager of the Columbia Branch, says “We are very excited to be working with many of our manufacturers on utilizing as many energy efficient products and systems as possible.”

In addition to these efforts, Corporate Headquarters boasts a state of the art training room that will facilitate internal and external training efforts Shealy Electrical’s new Columbia Campus is scheduled for completion near the end of July, 2009.

Sumter

SNEAK PEEK

Shealy Electrical’s Sumter location has a new home! The new facility is located at 1340 South Guignard Drive in Sumter and features 2,400 feet of office space, 7.600 feet of warehouse space and over 4,000 feet of storage space.

Gary Smith, Area Branch Manager of the branch, says “the new facility will give us the opportunity to service our customers more efficiently. The amount of space allows us to increase our flow of inventory and become an even better resource for our customers.”

In addition to extra space and inventory, the Sumter location boasts a professional layout that utilizes some of the most recent energy efficient solutions.

Shealy Electrical’s new Sumter branch is scheduled for completion near the end of May, 2009.

For more information, contact Gary Smith at (803) 934-8350.

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Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction EPAct 2005’s new incentive for lighting and building efficiency Writing off the cost of a capital investment such as energy-efficient lighting is not new. Under current law, the cost of energy-saving investments must be capitalized and depreciated or amortized over time.

Thanks to the Commercial Buildings Deduction, a business can now potentially write off the entire cost of the new lighting in the taxable year it is placed in service. “Placed in service” defines the time at which the lighting is ready for its intended use. So it’s an accelerated tax deduction: If a cost item associated with installing new lighting is normally depreciated and claimed over a period of years, it can now be claimed in a single tax year.

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) sets higher federal building performance standards and more aggressive state energy efficiency provisions. More importantly, EPAct 2005 contains a significant new tax dxeduction to foster investment in energy efficient commercial buildings as defined in ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001. This can result in significantly lower total project costs of both new construction and retrofit application for the end user as well as incremental energy savings.

Businesses can receive deductions for new or renovated buildings that save 50% or more of projected annual energy costs for heating, cooling, and lighting compared to model national standards. They are also eligible for partial deductions for efficiency improvements to individual lighting, HVAC and water heating or envelope systems.

Here is a review of some of the largest categories of commercial property owners capturing EPAct benefits: Industrial and Manufacturing Facilities These are large spaces where EPAct tax incentives based on square footage become particularly lucrative.

The EPAct tax incentive often drives payback below two years, making approval of lighting upgrades automatic. Replacing metal halide fixtures with fluorescent lighting is the most common project.

Enclosed Parking Garages Although parking garages are often unconditioned spaces, they are eligible for EPAct tax deductions. There are numerous parking garages in urban environments, and electricity for lighting is the primary building energy cost.

Warehouses Distribution centers particularly benefit from EPAct because the deductions are based on total square footage. The larger the space, the larger the incentive. The most common lighting retrofit is from metal halide lighting to fluorescent lighting fixtures where the energy savings alone are substantial. What’s more, while electricity costs are rising, the price of these lighting systems is decreasing, making the investment even more attractive.

Warehouse owners are increasing their use of occupancy sensors so that with seasonal product lines and slow moving inventory, the lighting is kept totally off when sections of the warehouse are not in use. This is a very cost-effective way to gain substantial energy savings.

Government Projects The law provides an incentive to designers to incorporate today’s energy efficient products into their designs for government buildings. “Government” includes federal, state and local governments, including K-12 public schools. Although virtually all government-building categories have benefited from this incentive, the most frequent uses are for K-12 public schools, state universities and colleges, and parking garages. Other common categories include post offices, military bases, libraries, courthouses and hospitals.

National and Regional Retailers Large retailers have felt the impact of the economic downturn. Many are implementing retrofit projects and are curtailing new store construction programs. This is enabling retailers to focus on energy-cost-cuttings initiatives.

Fore more information on EPAct’s new incentives for lighting and building efficiency, contact your Shealy salesperson today!

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Save money.

Save Time.

Take a look at the cost savings solutions that Shealy Electrical Wholesalers has to offer!

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OSRAM SYLVANIA is pleased to offer this industry first . . .

An LED street light system that can be installed in most existing fixtures.

This revolutionary system does not require the discard of your existing fixtures, and delivers light only where you want it.

What’s more, it consumes 55% to 80% less energy, is mercury free, and eliminates service calls due to cycling HPS lamps.

This Sylvania LED Retrofit Kit replaces up to 250-watt high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps in street light fixtures. By taking advantage of the directional light distribution of high power white LEDs, this revolutionary system delivers light only where needed, minimizing light trespass in application. It is an ideal solution for communities that wish to convert their existing street lights to an environmentally preferable technology that offers substantial energy and maintenance cost savings as well as dramatic improvement in light quality. It is mercury-free, lead-free, and eliminates service calls for cycling HID Lamps.

Try the new dimmers from Lutron to not only add ambiance, but also benefit from using less energy and getting more life out of your existing light bulbs. By switching to Lutron dimmers you can automatically reduce your energy intake by at least 15%.

The typical investment for a Lutron commercial dimmer is $100.00. This investment is a little higher than the residential purchase because the dimmer is required to control larger loads. However, the running hours are much longer in a commercial installation and this results in larger savings. Here’s how: 1.

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Average commercial dimmer load = 1200Wv Average energy savings while dimmer is in use = 20%vi Average daily commercial dimmer use = 14 hours/day vii Average number of days used for commercial operations = 250 viii Average annual electricity savings = decrease in load (1200W x 20%) multiplied by annual use (14 hours/day x 250 days) = 840kWh/yr

A commercial dimmer can save $85.68/year in electricity costs compared to a switch leaving an average commercial dimmer paying for itself in approximately 1 year! After that, the customer continues to save $85.68 year after year.

Better yet, if the dimming level is increased, the savings will be larger and the payback will be shorter!

Lutron has a variety of dimmers to choose from, so you are sure to find one that will fit your needs exactly.

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ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS, INC.

Established in 1945

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800-868-6509 803-252-5668 803-252-9449 864-458-3004

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NORTH AUGUSTA 120 Merovan Drive North Augusta, SC 29860 Toll Free Local Fax Emergency

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FLORENCE 906 W. Darlington Street Florence, SC 29501 Toll Free Local Fax Emergency

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SUMTER 75 Swamp Fox Run Sumter, SC 29151 Toll Free Local Fax Emergency

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Approved for multi-balllast luminaires, this well-engineered disconnect is available in 2 and 3 pole configurations.

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