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Customer Profile: Located in historic Stillwater, St. Croix Catholic School educates children from preK through grade 8, and attracts families throughout the St. Croix Valley, from the east metro, and into western WI. Goal: The fixtures that St. Croix Catholic was using in the gymnasium had 2 bulbs within them – a 400W metal … Read more
Since 1933, the United States has created several laws that impact federal government procurement and support American manufacturing. In general, any company that wishes to sell to the government must conform to the Buy American Act (BAA) and/or the Trade Agreements Act (TAA). BAA: In order for manufactured items to qualify as a domestic end … Read more
The new Litetronics Waterproof LED High Bay fixture makes it easy to improve lighting in any high ceiling application. It features a compact yet rugged design that allows it to function through the rigors of tough environments like warehouses and gyms. IP65 waterproof and dustproof to suit any indoor or outdoor application. Litetronics’ LED Highbay is … Read more
Every year there are new breakthroughs in the LED market and one of the popular new technologies for 2017 have been Nano LED T8 lamps. Despite LED T8s growing in popularity, everyone in lighting is aware how prominent linear fluorescent lamps still continue to be. When they first hit the market, LED tubes were constructed … Read more
With fluorescent lighting gradually being displaced in favor of LED, many thought the days of dealing with flickering lights were over. Despite flickering being less present in LED than with fluorescent systems, it is certainly still a factor. What are the causes of this, and are there solutions? Types of Flickering There are two types … Read more
Customer Profile: County Line Liquor in Forest Lake, MN is a full service liquor store that has been a Premier Lighting customer for several years. In the past, Premier has retrofitted their T12 fluorescent fixtures to T8 lamps, and more recently installed LED BR30 lamps in their wine room. The latest lighting upgrade included replacing their … Read more
Conventional Fluorescent PLL lamps now have an LED equivalent that is able to bypass the ballast and wire direct to line voltage. Keystone Direct Drive LED PLL lamps come equipped with an internal driver, ensuring there is no need for a ballast or LED driver to operate the lamps. 17W LED replaces standard FT40/2G11 PLL … Read more
Customer Profile: The Chisago Lakes Library in Chisago City is part of the East Central Library System and serves primarily the Chisago Lakes Area of Chisago City, Lindstrom, Center City, Shafer and Taylors Falls as well as the other surrounding townships. Goal: As with many buildings relying on local outside support, conserving dollars and supporting … Read more
Finally there is an easy solution for retrofitting 8′ T8HO and T12HO fluorescent lamps. Commonly found in sign lighting among other commercial applications, T8HO and T12HO fluorescent lamps have an R17d double recessed contact base. Trying to retrofit these fixtures with standard LED T8 lamps can be troublesome, particularly in fixtures where changing the socket … Read more
If you’re looking to save costs on energy, first make sure you have a good understanding of how you are being billed by your utility company. Understanding the intricacies of your utility bill will allow you to fine-tune your energy-saving efforts. First, lets consider kWh vs. kW. kW (kilowatts) is the rate at which you … Read more