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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

emissions eliminated:

=261 new acres of trees

=186 cars off the road

healthcare

Summary of content (2 pages)

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GE Lighting a spectrum of savings 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 T H E SI TUAT IO N 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.
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Lumination™ LED Recessed Troffers illuminate the garage entrance and exit ways. T H E SO LUT IO N 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.