Switch to LED lights reduces energy bill by 82%
November 6, 2009 by Tom GuayPosted in: Cost Cutting, Latest News & Views, News, solar power
Wal-Mart has again pushed ahead of the retailing pack to polish its green image. The company’s latest eco-friendly move is to relamp 650 stores with energy-saving LED lighting systems.
The payoff for Wal-Mart is huge. The company expects to reduce electricity costs by 82% by replacing ceramic metal halide lighting systems with Low Emitting Diode (LED) lamps.
The life span of the LED lamps can be more than five years in Wal-Mart stores that will be operating 24/7. Lighting manufacturer Cree, Inc. will be installing its Cree’s LRP-38 lighting system to replace use of 70-watt-bulb lighting systems.
The switch to LED lighting is part of a revolution in business and industry to switch to highly efficient lights. Why? Because they greatly reduce operating expenses. The environmental benefit is that companies can earn credit for doing their part to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing demand for coal-fired electricity.
The Cree lighting systems will be installed in new and renovated Wal-Wart stores. Wal-Mart has already added LED systems to display cases in over 500 stores.
The push to get away from coal-fired electricity and GHG and other pollutants associated with fossil fuels is also driving Wal-Mart to switch to clean, renewable energy providers.
For example, Wal-Mart plans to double its use of solar power by 2012 by installing rooftop solar arrays in up to 20 stores in California and Hawaii.
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November 6th, 2009 at 8:39 am
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November 8th, 2009 at 3:43 am
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November 12th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
I’ve heard the LED lights in coolers have been problematic for Walmart and that in general there are issues w/ reliability of the LED’s in some applications, though makes one wonder why Walmart would push forward using them if there are issues.
Wonder what length of warranty comes w/ LED’s?
November 12th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
I understand that Walmart is getting government money and a lot of tax breaks in order to pull this off. As an Engineer, it is a little early in the technology to consider that the system will pay for itself but the investment will help spurr further development. Unlike the current health bill in Congress that will prevent Doctors from experimenting with drugs and running trials on different uses of drugs. I would like to know the locations of any stores outside of California that will have the LED conversion. I would like to visit and see how it is working out.