Walmart Plans LED Lighting In 650 Stores
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Walmart is making strides in its commitment to energy efficiency with LED lighting in 650 stores, in parking lots and in high efficiency pilot stores.
Cree, Inc. will be providing the LED light bulbs to replace ceramic metal halide lamps in Walmart’s produce and electronics departments. According to Cree, the new bulbs are designed to last 50,000 hours and use 82 percent less energy than the existing ceramic metal halide bulbs. Cree’s bulbs were reduce glare for customers and can last more than five years under constant operating.
This fall Walmart announced its completion of a parking lot fully lighted by LED lights at its Walmart Supercenter in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. The initiative is expected to save 48 percent of the electricity used to light the parking lot and improve visibility in all areas of the parking lot. LED lighting has been installed in other Walmart stores on the island under Walmart Puerto Rico’s Sustainable Development Program, which was launched in 2007.
On the U.S. mainland, Walmart is building new stores to high efficiency standards, which are designed to be 25 percent more efficient than Walmart’s 2005 baseline stores. The pilot stores feature efficient refrigeration systems, LED lights in refrigerated and freezer cases, daylight harvesting, white roofs, sensor-activated low-flow bathroom faucets and high efficiency toilets, and recycled materials.
LED lighting can save up to 80 percent in lighting electricity costs and are designed so the electricity used goes toward actual lighting rather than creation of heat as is the case with traditional lighting. One private company, LED Saving Solutions provides businesses of all sizes and types and property owners and lessees relief from exorbitant utility and maintenance costs associated with lighting. LED Saving Solutions provides lighting upgrades with LED lights that reduce electricity demand by up to 80 percent, allowing a business or property owner or lessee to reduce costs immediately as well as a means to reduce a facility's carbon footprint.
LED Saving Solutions has created the groundbreaking "Savings Share" program that gives property owners and managers a $0 start-up cost advantage since they only pay for the cost of the retrofit from a portion of the actual money saved each month. The program is cash flow positive from the start.
Feb. 1, 2010
The Green Spider Is Latest Innovation in Energy Efficient Lighting
Parking Lot Lighting Device Saves Money, Electricity and Pays for Itself in About Four Months
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Feb. 1, 2010) – In today’s economy where many businesses are looking to save money and operate in environmentally friendly ways, a new product promises to achieve both in a place few consider: the parking lot.
A new, first-of-its-kind energy-efficient lighting system called The Green Spider launched this month will soon become common in parking lots across America. By controlling a parking lot’s lighting during off-peak hours, the innovative product reduces lighting energy consumption and costs by about 30 percent, extends the life of existing lighting, and pays for itself in as little as four months.
“An open-access parking lot that is fully illuminated at 1 a.m. wastes money and energy, but a dark parking lot isn’t ideal either because it may compromise safety, security and potentially violate local minimum lighting codes,” said Gary Skwarlo, co-founder of Green Spider Energy, LLC, which developed The Green Spider. “The Green Spider is the solution.”
How it works:
The Green Spider is designed to work in conjunction with existing parking lot lighting controllers, such as a photo-cell, time clock or remote energy management system. It installs on any multiple fixture lighting pole in minutes.
Once installed, The Green Spider automatically allows all fixtures to operate normally during heavy daylight and evening traffic hours. At a predetermined time, The Green Spider turns off up to three individual 1,000-watt fixtures and leaves one remaining fixture illuminated for both local lighting codes and security. At dawn, The Green Spider resets itself for the next day’s lighting cycle.
During its test phase, The Green Spider was installed at a shopping center in Miami, Fla., on seven three-headed light poles. Prior to The Green Spider’s installation, the center’s average monthly electric bill was $1,225. After installation, the center’s electric bill was reduced by 25 percent to $925.
“The savings were immediate,” said Tony Massa, co-founder of Green Spider Energy, LLC. “The Green Spider will revolutionize the way commercial property managers illuminate common access parking lots around the country.”
The Green Spider is currently used in about 30 parking lots in Florida, and the company is rolling out the patent-pending product nationally in 2010.
Green Spider Energy was founded in 2009 by Skwarlo and Massa. Skwarlo has more than 23 years of experience in energy efficient lighting and spent more than three years developing The Green Spider after seeing his clients’ needlessly waste money and energy overlighting parking lots. Massa has more than 30 years experience in distribution, sales, sales training, strategic marketing, and customer service in the premium appliances industry.
Manufactured in the U.S., The Green Spider costs about $300 per unit and comes with a complete satisfaction guarantee.
To learn more about The Green Spider, see the technology work, and calculate your potential electricity savings, please visit www.GreenSpiderEnergy.com.
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Media Contact:
Joe Chabus
For Green Spider Energy
(407) 276-4735
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