a spectrum of savings
GE
Lighting
GE helps one of Michigan’s largest not-for-profit health systems save energy with new LED solutions
Spectrum Health is saving $170,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs
THE SITUATION
Spectrum Health, one of Michigan’s largest not-for-profit health systems,
was looking for a way to revamp the parking decks surrounding its facility.
There were three goals in mind: improve security, reduce maintenance costs
and save energy. When Spectrum discovered GE Evolve
™
LED Garage
fixtures, they knew they had found the right lighting for the job.
THE SOLUTION
Spectrum retrofitted 1.25 million square feet of parking space with 1,500
GE Evolve
™
LED Garage fixtures. The fixtures feature cutting-edge technology,
including an advanced LED low glare optical system and unique thermal
management system for long life and excellent performance. By replacing
older 175-watt high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures with GE’s 60-watt
Evolve
™
LED Garage Lights, Spectrum’s environmental goals were also
fulfilled. The hospital was thrilled with the results.
“Our patients and employees are our first priority. It’s important that
everyone feels welcome and secure while at our facilities. GE Lighting’s
LED fixtures not only met this requirement but also reduced our energy
consumption and burdensome maintenance.”
-Tom Theoret, director of facilities for Spectrum Health
Spectrum also installed 50-watt GE Lumination
™
LED Recessed Troffers in
the parking deck ceilings in entrance and exit ways, replacing 150-watt
high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures. The 2'x2' troffers are as thin as the
width of a finger and emit a crisp, uniform light to brightly illuminate drop
ceiling spaces inside the garage.
• $170,000 in annual energy
savings
• 1.6 million kilowatt hours (kWhs)
reduced in electricity use
OPERATING IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
More than 965 metric tons per
year CO
2
emissions eliminated:
=261 new acres of trees
=186 cars off the road
healthcare
BEFORE: The less efficient, 175-watt HPS fixtures delivered
dim, uneven light disbursement in the parking garage.
AFTER: Bright, uniform light to improve visibility and safety.
THE SOLUTION CONTINUED...
In addition to its parking deck, Spectrum retrofitted one of its parking lots with
202-watt GE Evolve
™
LED Area Light fixtures, replacing the inefficient 400-watt
HID fixtures that were previously installed. The new GE LED area lights emit
bright light to improve visibility and safety, while reducing costs.
The LED fixture upgrade is saving the facility nearly $170,000 annually in combined
energy and maintenance costs. The hospital will see a 67 percent reduction in
energy use, yielding 1.6 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy savings each year.
The new LED lights will pay for themselves in just three years.
For more information about the GE Lighting products used in this project, visit
gelighting.com or gelightingsolutions.com
©GE 2012 69969 10/2012
Lumination™ LED Recessed Troffers illuminate the garage entrance and exit ways.
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