It has been a wild couple of weeks ever since Xcel Energy announced their Direct Install (DI) program. That’s how it goes when you start talking about free LED lights and free install! We have retrofitted thousands of fluorescent T8 tubes to ballast bypass LED T8 in that time span at no cost to the … Read more
Here we are in 2023, nearly 10 years from the initial LED boom, and there are still many fluorescent tube and ballast systems in use. Fluorescent T5 upgrades over metal halides were a big thing 15-20 years ago and as such those who invested in these systems wanted to get bang for their buck. While … Read more
Customer Profile: Avis Car Rental and its subsidiaries operate one of the world’s best-known car rental brands with approximately 5,500 locations in more than 165 countries. Avis has a long history of innovation in the car rental industry and is one of the world’s top brands for customer loyalty. Goal: Lately it seems for every … Read more
Tired of the original LED Corn Cob look? Well look out because the LED Corn Cob killers are here! TCP has a new high lumen LED Filament lamp designed as a ballast bypass HID LED replacement bulb. Featuring a classic HID shape that fits perfectly into existing fixtures as well as an amazing 200 Lumens-per-watt. … Read more
In the span of 10 days, the Star Tribune first posted an article about Mayor Frey’s Ambitious 9 Million Dollar Street Lighting Program and then followed that up with an article about cities in Minnesota that have been instrumental in implementing Dark Sky-friendly lighting. It is clear that this is a battle that is going … Read more
LED Solar lights have been growing in popularity in recent years as more commercial-grade options are available and costs are lowering. They are especially useful in areas where there is no current lighting and running electricity is cost-prohibitive. One of the top commercial brands in Solar Lighting is Solera, a subsidiary of Light Efficient Design. … Read more
Generally when the topic of Circadian Lighting is brought up, the focus is on how the light will affect human beings. But of course we aren’t the only species on the planet and thus we must consider how it will affect other creatures. The case study for today focuses on a K9 dog kennel facility … Read more
In lighting, often times it is wise to see who is first to market with a product and keep track of it over time as new generations come out. Green Creative is one of the top innovators in lighting and they have always had a strong grasp on the compact HID LED replacement lamps from … Read more
Anytime you have a warehouse environment that you are looking to convert to LED, there is a good chance the existing lighting is either a fluorescent highbay or HID highbay. In this situation shown in the picture above, there are 4′ 4-lamp 54W T5HO fixtures running on 480V. One thing that is consistent with fluorescent … Read more
GE Current’s LumenChoice Type C system now offers LED T5 lamps! Some time ago they released their LumenChoice LED T8 and it was a big hit, so naturally they expanded to LED T5. This includes both T5HO and T5HE lamps in 2′, 3′ and 4′, so no matter what T5 fluorescent you are looking to … Read more