2021 has been quite a year in the lighting world; one fraught with challenges after an already daunting 2020 with the hit of the pandemic. The irony is that the several years prior were home runs for the lighting industry and end users alike with the boom of LED and rebate business aiding adoption. What … Read more
The best HID LED replacement lamps for many years have been designed by GE Current and they have taken it a step further with their recent releases. More options and SKU’s are now available to allow retrofitting of any pole light, wallpack, area light or other similar fixture that currently is operating HID. Foremost is … Read more
When converting to fluorescent fixtures there are many variables to consider. But one rule of thumb we go by; if your fixtures are in good shape and in the right location, you can retrofit them with LED Tubes or an LED Retrofit Kit like the Keystone LED Doorframe Troffer Kit. Now if you are dealing … Read more
There are many LED canopy fixture options but not often do you find a high output one that can replace up to 320W HID canopies. Sloan LED has produced a 95W 11,700 lumen canopy light that is DLC Premium rated for maximizing rebates. Ideal for petroleum canopies, walkways, schools and other similar outdoor applications. The … Read more
Customer Profile: On a trip to Chicago in 1975, Green Mill’s owners fell in love with deep dish pizza and added their version to the menu. What happened next was pizza history. Word spread. Lines formed. Awards were won. A legend was born. Goal: As with many older fluorescent systems, lamp and ballast outages were resulting in … Read more
It has long been known that some of the biggest rebates when retrofitting to LED are when using a Type C setup. On that note, GE Current may have created the easiest method for converting fluorescent fixtures to a Type C LED system. The technology has to do with utilizing a hybrid driver & Type … Read more
One of the hottest selling lamps on the market for the last few years and continuing today are the Keystone LED SignHero lamps. If you are unfamiliar with them, they are LED tubes with the same R17d high output ends that replace high output fluorescent lamps such as F72T12HO/CW and F48T12/D/HO. If there is a … Read more
You may have heard of TCP’s Solistic lighting technology through their popular 97 CRI Q-Sol LED T8 lamps. These lamps emitted natural light that closely mimicked the sun, not your typical LED light with heavy blue spikes. TCP has now funneled this technology into their Solistic Table & Floor lamps. TCP’s Solistic line of lights … Read more
Customer Profile: St. Bartholomew’s of Wayzata is a Christ-Centered Catholic Community that welcomes all, worships and serves together, and inspires others to follow Christ. Goal: St. Barts was looking to save energy but really had grown tired of having to frequently bring in complex lifts to change out halogen bulbs. They wanted a longer lasting … Read more
Customer Profile: Capital Imports LLC is a family owned and operated Gourmet food distributor with over 30 years of experience. They supply independent supermarkets, chain stores and institutions with a vast selection of quality products. Goal: Capital Imports has a large warehouse for storing dry goods to fill any demand or need. The lighting in … Read more