USIS Swaps Out Fluorescent Lighting forMaxLite’s LED Troffers

The ChallengesPart of the New York state load shed program, the Pearl River branch of USIS, a leading voice anddata installation company in the metro area with electrical, audio/visual, construction, accesscontrol and fire alarm divisions, sheds it load a few times a year and runs on generators, and inreturn the branch gets rebates for energy saved. The branch sought economically priced qualityand energy-efficient lighting fixtures to be installed throughout its general office spaces.

The SolutionUSIS replaced 45 recessed troffers with four 40-watt 2’x4’ fluorescent T8 lamps each with 45 of MaxLite’s 55-watt 2’x4’ ECO-T™ LEDRecessed Troffers. This retrofit reduced the wattage consumption from 160 watts to just 55 watts for each of the 45 installed fixtures.

The BenefitsBy swapping out the 45 inefficient fluorescent troffers with MaxLite’s DesignLights™ Consortium-qualified ECO-Ts, the Pearl Riverbranch of USIS will save 236,343 kWh of energy and $37,530 in energy and maintenance costs over the 50,000-hour L70-ratedlifetime of the LED fixtures. Frandl also commented that the ECO-T was sampled side-by-side with a competing product, andMaxLite’s troffer replacement was much brighter. Fandl also noted that the workforce has provided positive feedback about thenew lighting, and gave compliments about the steady, constant lightthat no longer flickered or buzzed while in use.

MaxLiteMaxLite has been committed to providing energy efficient lightingproducts for the last 20 years, and was one of the first movers into LEDtechnology in the industry. An ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year,MaxLite established the MaxLED® brand, an extensive line of indoor andoutdoor lighting fixtures featuring innovative LED luminaires and lampsusing the latest state-of-the-art LED technology.

“We selected the LED fixturesbecause of price, but we weremore impressed with their lightoutput and brightness. Wesampled other fixtures that costmore than $100 than the ECO-Ts,but they did not perform as well.Down the road, I think we willretrofit our whole office spacewith LED lighting.”

-- Gary FandlElectrician at USIS

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