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Chisago Lakes School District Upgrades...from HID Wallpacks...to LED Wallpacks
3M Develops New LED Technolgy
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August 2012
Chisago Lakes School District Upgrades from HID Wallpacks to LED Wallpacks

SCHOOL DISTRICT SAVES ENERGY & MAINTENANCE COSTS

 

Over the past few years Premier Lighting has partnered up with Chisago Schools providing them many energy saving lighting solutions for the interior of their buildings. Up until 2012 there had been several discussions on energy-saving lighting solutions for Chisago's exterior lighting, but the result of the conversation had always been to wait until a viable lighting solution was available. With advancements in LED lighting especially on exterior fixtures, Premier Lighting was finally able to come up with a solution that saved energy, provided adequate lighting and had a viable payback.

 

The solution ended up being to replace all of the district's HID wallpack lighting (over 130 fixtures) with new LED wallpacks. We were able to cut the energy down by over 60%, while providing similar lighting and having a payback of less than 3 years! In addition Chisago Schools will not have to worry about maintaining the exterior lighting on their buildings for at least 5 years (more likely 10-15 years). The new LED fixtures have a life span of 50,000 hours compared to 12-15,000 hours from the HID product they had been using which saves significant maintenance costs they would otherwise have with the HID product.

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The Lighting industry has always been about improving upon existing technology. Therefore new lighting products are being introduced to the market all the time.  Many of those products don't make sense when they first come out, but overtime they get to a point where it becomes viable. You can count on Premier Lighting to give you the facts and provide you with a logical solution when one is available. There are still certain lighting projects that don't make sense at this time, but we can assure you that by working with us we will let you know that and keep you informed when something comes along that gives you what you need.

If you have any lighting projects you are considering give us a call at 651-490-0886 or send us an email to [email protected] 

3M Develops New LED Technolgy

3M Company.... a better LED light bulb.

 

The high-tech bulb looks like a traditional incandescent but boasts a 25-year lifespan (at three hours of use per day)..

"Functionally, we've mimicked the distribution of light" of a 60-watt incandescent, said Ray Johnston, the 3M scientist who invented the concept and led its technical development.

 

The interior of the 3M advanced LED light uses the company's multilayer optical film, adhesives and heat management technology to help deliver the same, even light you get from a traditional bulb. The light-emitting diodes, hidden in the base of the 3M bulb, aren't visible.

 

3M LED Light Bulb  

 

The 3M Co.'s new LED Advanced Light looks and illuminates like an incandescent light bulb, but uses a host of 3M technologies on the inside. The bulb is designed to last 25 years and will be available later this year.

 

With incandescent bulbs being phased out of the market by 2014, 3M is betting on the new LED technology to replace both incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs.. One advantage: Some competing bulbs, such as compact fluorescent products, don't look like traditional light bulbs. That also sets the 3M product apart, said Kevin Shevlin, a 3M marketing manager. And some comparable LED products don't illuminate like an incandescent light bulb.

 

3M points out that its LED light costs $1.63 per year to operate -- a quarter of the cost of a traditional bulb. So even at higher price of LED lighting technology, given its longevity, LED light bulbs will still save you money over the life of the bulb.

 

Long-term success for the bulb could involve licensing the technology to others, he said, or finding a way to mass produce the bulb to bring down the price.

 

3M's Johnston started dabbling in LED light technology a few years ago after talking to Tom Simpson, a laboratory manager in the company's display and graphics business in Maplewood. Simpson, who gets credit for the bulb's inception, had a group that was starting to focus on solid-state lighting.

 

"I told Ray to go talk to the lighting guys and try to hit a home run," he said.

 

Johnston worked on the idea for two to three years, and it started to secure "strong business interest" from within 3M about 18 months ago, he said.

 

The 3M team involved in developing the bulb "joyfully ignored boundaries to make this thing go, and go quickly," Simpson said.

The bulb is being manufactured at the 3M plant in New Ulm, with materials sourced from around the globe.

 

Some team members who developed the bulb have been trying it out at home and give it rave reviews.

 

"Even behind a lampshade, there's no indication it's any different from an incandescent," Simpson said.

 

This article highlights the efforts and direction lighting technology is progressing and not necessarily promoting the 3M product.  There are many viable LED lighting products available so Contact Premier Lighting for the latest LED options along with other lighting options to help your facility save energy, improve lighting and reduce maintenance costs.

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