Month: July 2017

Detailed Report: Supermarket Saves 69% by Converting Metal Halide Lights to LED

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This is a case study for Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee store (4035 Mount Vernon Road Southeast, Cedar Rapids, Iowa) parking lot lighting and Health Foods area retrofit demonstration project. Sponsored by Alliant Energy, the parking lot underwent a lighting retrofit from the existing 1000 watt Metal Halide (MH) lighting to 309 watt Light-Emitting Diode (LED) lighting Read more about Detailed Report: Supermarket Saves 69% by Converting Metal Halide Lights to LED[…]

LED Lighting Upgrades Deliver Big Savings for the St. Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center Arena

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The St. Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center Arena are always bustling with activity. The RiverCentre is a state-of-the-art convention center—while the Xcel Energy Center Arena, owned by the City of St. Paul, hosts an array of premier entertainment and sporting events. Both facilities strive to create the best experiences for their guests, which includes Read more about LED Lighting Upgrades Deliver Big Savings for the St. Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center Arena[…]

Black Bear Casino Hits Jackpot with LED Lighting

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Bruno Zagar is the environmental specialist and energy project manager at Black Bear Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. When Bruno started working on increasing energy efficiency, he began with energy efficiency audits in order to see what could be done to reduce energy consumption. Lighting Read more about Black Bear Casino Hits Jackpot with LED Lighting[…]

University of Minnesota Exceeds Expectations, Achieves 90% Energy Savings with LED Parking Garage Lighting Conversion

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One of the nation’s largest schools serving over 60,000 students, the University of Minnesota (U of M) is upgrading the lighting at all 18 parking ramps and garages on its Minneapolis campus. In the Northrop Auditorium Garage, a small 24,000 square foot facility with 75 parking spots, U of M replaced low-wattage high-pressure sodium fixtures Read more about University of Minnesota Exceeds Expectations, Achieves 90% Energy Savings with LED Parking Garage Lighting Conversion[…]

Case Study: UC San Francisco Adaptive Parking Lot Lighting

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In 2012, UC San Francisco launched a pilot demonstration of energy-efficient lighting on the top level of its two-tier parking garage at 2340 Post Street. That level of the parking structure had lacked lighting for some time, but a sharp increase in use prompted some calls expressing safety concerns. More light was clearly needed, but Read more about Case Study: UC San Francisco Adaptive Parking Lot Lighting[…]

Campus-Wide Networked Adaptive LED Lighting System Saves UC Davis $120,000 Annually

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In order to reduce energy consumption and the state’s carbon footprint, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has called for a 60–80% reduction in lighting energy consumption by 2020. Answering this call, UC Davis established the Smart Lighting Initiative (SLI), an effort to reduce campus-wide lighting electricity consumption at least 60% below 2007 levels. The Read more about Campus-Wide Networked Adaptive LED Lighting System Saves UC Davis $120,000 Annually[…]

School District Benefits From Energy Efficient LED Upgrades in Schools Across the District

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The Sumner School District, located between Tacoma and Mount Rainier, has been upgrading their facilities to be more energy efficient. Since 2009, Jay Donnaway of Sound Environmental Consulting has been employed as a Resource Conservation Manager (RCM) by the district plus a few other public entities. To lower the cost of frequent lamp replacement in Read more about School District Benefits From Energy Efficient LED Upgrades in Schools Across the District[…]

Princeton University Lighting Program Embraces LEDs

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One of America’s most prestigious universities is in the middle of an ambitious LED replacement program – more than 100,000 fixtures.  Princeton University is implementing many different energy-mitigation projects on campus, and lighting was determined to be a strategy with one of the best overall paybacks. The university’s Energy Group is funding the program, which represents the Read more about Princeton University Lighting Program Embraces LEDs[…]

School District Seizes Opportunity to Save Energy and Money

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Eastern Local Schools saw an opportunity to become more energy efficient in the building that houses everyone – students, teachers, staff, school board – in the Pike County district. And it seized this opportunity with the help of Ohio’s Energy Conservation Program (commonly referred to as Ohio House Bill 264) and AEP Ohio’s Prescriptive Program, Read more about School District Seizes Opportunity to Save Energy and Money[…]

University LED Retrofit Yields 74% Energy Reduction for Parking Lot Lighting

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Bi-level induction cobra head and bi-level LED streetlights were installed at two locations on the Cal Poly campus. The bi-level induction cobra head luminaires (110W system, high mode) replaced HPS cobra head luminaires (280W system) in the H4 Facility Management parking lot. Bi-level LED luminaires (118W system, high mode) replaced HPS shoebox-style street lights (128W Read more about University LED Retrofit Yields 74% Energy Reduction for Parking Lot Lighting[…]