School System In Georgia Invests in LED Tube Lights

The Ware County School system agreed to upgrade more than 24,000 lighting fixtures to LED Tube lights. This would be the largest known K-12 grade public school lighting retrofit program. Located in Waycross, Georgia, Ware County School District encompasses ten individual schools, pre-K through 12th grade, that serve more than 5,000 students. The school system conducted a six-month pilot program incorporating LED tube lighting in several conference rooms prior to reaching an agreement to install LED lights throughout the system.

The arithmetic was simple- an estimated savings of $11.2 million dollars over the next nine years. In addition, the annual savings for Ware County Schools will pay for the installation cost within two years. They selected LED Tube lights from RedBird LED.The RedBird Cardinal LED Tube lights have an anticipated lifetime capacity of 15 to 20 years. “The money we save with maintenance and reduced energy costs can be applied to continual improvement of the quality of education we provide to our students as well as benefit the taxpayers who support our system,’’ Barrow said. 

Cardinal LED lighting provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture. The Cardinal LED tubes are a direct mechanical fit into standard fixtures, operating on any voltage ranging from 110 to 277 VAC, and do not require the fluorescent ballast. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts.

” RedBird LED is pleased that our Cardinal™ LED tube light has been selected for the major energy reduction project underway for the Ware County Schools,” said Jonathan Eppstein, President of RedBird LED. “Working closely with Etrenzik and IP-Utilinet, we were able to put together a system that offers state of the art performance and will save the district millions in their electricity bills over the next 10 years.”

RedBird LED Tube Lights Selected for Highest Elevation LED Lighting Project

Hospitals have discovered that lighting is an important aspect of improving patient safety and a significant expense item. Imagine trying to cost-effectively replicate the conditions of a hospital  intensive care unit at 17,500 feet elevation on the world’s largest mountain. This is exactly what the team of Xtreme Everest 2 recently accomplished. On March 10th, their laboratory, operating room and patient areas installed Cardinal LED lighting from RedBird LED, a leading manufacturer of LED Linear Replacement Lamps. Xtreme Everest 2, is a dedicated team of intensive care doctors, nurses and scientists that are studying health problems in hospital intensive care units.

"We’re pleased to have been selected to light this important facility. The research being done by this dedicated team will have a huge impact on treating a wide array of medical conditions."

Jonathan Eppstein President RedBird LED

The Xtreme Everest 2 location at the Mt. Everest High Base Camp required rugged, energy efficient lighting that could perform well in extremely cold temperatures. The solution was RedBird Cardinal Vapor tight LED Luminaires, PG3-66W-50K-132. They provide one of the highest lumens/dollar and lumens/watt of any LED lighting fixture. The Cardinal LED tubes are a direct mechanical fit into standard fixtures, operating on any voltage ranging from 110 to 277 VAC, and do not require the fluorescent ballast. Cardinal LED Tube lights deliver 7,000 lumens of light, yet only draw 66 watts.

Jonathan Eppstein, RedBird ’ s President says, ” We ’ re pleased to have been selected to light this important facility. The research being done by this dedicated team will have a huge impact on treating a wide array of medical conditions. Our LED lights, with their high CRI and low energy use fit the bill perfectly for this application. While we in the US may think our energy rates are high, just imagine what the cost of electricity is at the Everest High Base Camp, where generators running on gasoline flown in by helicopter provide all the power. ”

For more information on RedBird LED please visit the website- www.redbirdled.com

Energy Rebates for LED Lighting Make Commercial Lighting Upgrade Possible

Mack Technologies, a manufacturer of circuit boards and electronics, recently announced the completion of their LED Lighting retrofitproject. In one of the largest lighting retrofit projects in New England manufacturing facilities will save Mack Technologies $ 50,000 a year. John Kovach, president of Mack Technologies researched the saving possibilities from upgrading his fluorescent lighting to a more energy efficient lighting. Like many facility owners, Mr. Kovach was concerned about the upfront cost of replacing his existing lighting. With more than 2,500 bulbs to replace he thought this would be a challenge.

Fortunately, there are a number of energy rebate programs available at both the national and state level. Mack Technologies was able to reduce his investment by almost 40 percent by taking advantage of existing energy efficient lighting rebate programs. Through state and federal energy tax credits and a program with National Grid, Mack paid just over $200,000 for the total project instead of $325,000, Kovach said. "We were kind of blown away by the information we came across in terms of the kind of energy savings we could realize and the impact to the environment."

Utility Companies Key Resource for LED Lighting Retrofits Rebates

Utility companies have played a major role in offering energy rebates to customers in their market area. Your first step should be to visit their website and explore their programs. Unfortunately rebate programs vary significantly from one utility company to the next. To qualify for the rebate program you will need to conform to their specific program. To make this process easier, a number of utility companies have joined the DesignLightsConsortium.

The DesignLights Consortium, a collaboration of utility companies and energy efficiency organizations,  is a leading resource for energy efficient commercial lighting performance information. The DLC publishes a listing of LED luminaires that meet strict energy efficiency and performance criteria This listing is called the DLC QPL. LED lighting manufacturers listed on the DLC QPL meet the preliminary requirement for utility incentive eligibility from DLC member firms.

The DLC QPL provides technical information on LED lighting that meets or exceeds their requirements. One of the most important technical requirements for bulb performance is for System Light Efficacy. The DLC requirement for bulb performance is ≥ 100 LPW and in situ performance-≥ 85 LPW. RedBird LED, an Atlanta based LED Tube light manufacturer, has the highest commercially available lighting efficacy for this category on the DLC QPL list. Their Cardinal LED Linear products have Installed efficacies (the ratio of light-output to power consumed) up to 110 lumens/watt, making them some of the most energy efficient LED lighting products available today.

For more information on the DesignLights Consortium and the QPL please visit their website at www.designlights.org.

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