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10/08 — Exelon Power Switches On Westinghouse Lighting System for Savings. ››

Who does the electric company turn to when it wants to save energy?

Exelon Corporation is one of the nation's largest energy companies. When the company slated a renovation of its Fairless Hills, Pa., generating plant they called on Westinghouse Lighting Solutions (WLS) to provide a customized T5 fluorescent system that cut energy use by 80 percent and more than doubled light output to create a brighter, safer workplace.

9/08 — Energy Costs Cut in South Carolina as Reflective Fixtures Boost Fluorescent Lighting Efficiency. ››

Since its inception in 1977, West Marine of Watsonville, Calif., has become one of America's top retail and wholesale recreational boating products suppliers. When the metal halide lamps in its 476,000-sq.-ft. South Carolina distribution center reached the end of their useful life, the company sought a more energy-efficient lighting system.

4/08 — Continued Strong Growth Creates Need for Operations Director, New Sales and Marketing Personnel. ››

Westinghouse Lighting Solutions’ continued strong growth requires the addition of a new executive position and several other hires, announced Jay Goodman, Managing Director: “We are excited and confident that these changes will pave the way to reach our goals of aggressive growth, best-in-class service and performance, and an overall easy and profitable experience for our dealer base. We will continue to make the investments necessary to expand our reach and further enable us to deliver our core values: savings without compromise to our end users and opportunity to our dealers.”

5/07 — National Beverage Manufacturer Cuts Lighting Maintenance and Energy Costs With High Performance Fluorescent Fixtures. ››

Westinghouse’s lighting retrofit for a national beverage manufacturer resulted in approximately $125,000 in annual cost savings through a 60% reduction in energy use. By replacing the manufacturer’s existing metal halide and T12 fluorescent fixtures with Westinghouse’s T5 high output (HO) fluorescent system, the 24/7 business operation also improved its light levels.

3/07 — ACE Hardware Distribution Center Updates Lighting System to Maximize Monthly Energy Savings and Increase Light Levels. ››

Faced with the choice to either re-lamp metal halides or retrofit their entire distribution center in Maumelle, Ark., ACE Hardware turned to Westinghouse Lighting Solutions for a customized T5 system that improved their lighting power density (LPD) by 65% and saved 70% in energy costs.

9/06 — New Sea Gull Lighting Warehouse Installs Westinghouse System to Cut Energy and Maintenance Costs. ››

Sea Gull sought an efficient lighting system for their new 503,000-square-foot warehouse in Burlington, N.J., with mostly high-rack aisles. Completed at the end of 2005, Westinghouse engineered and installed a system comprising 510 2-lamp, 54-watt T5 high output (HO) narrow beam fixtures and 77 3-lamp, 54-watt, T5HO medium beam fixtures for Sea Gull. The fixtures' beam control eliminated unnecessary light over the racks and focused it precisely where it was needed most in each aisle. At a mounting height of 33', the lighting system produced a foot candle average of 14.