Customer Profile:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.

Goal:

Those in charge of the Minnesota LDS congregations wanted to take a look at options for their outdoor pole lighting. Their existing HID poles were inefficient and did not provide sufficient lighting to secure the facilities. Between the ballasts and HID lamps themselves, they were looking to cut down on the frequency of servicing the fixtures.

Solution:

Premier’s analysis concluded that the best solution would be to keep the existing pole fixtures but retrofit them to LED. The majority of the fixtures had 250W metal halide bulbs within that were facing downward, so a 180° LED Arc Cob was the ideal choice. A portion of the HID lamps were omni-directional, so 360° LED Omni Cobs were necessary for this application. For both solutions, the HID ballast was bypassed and the LED bulbs were screwed in direct.

Before: 250W HID – After: 40W LED

Results:

Premier retrofitted the outdoor pole lighting at 14 Minnesota churches of the LDS and as evidenced by the picture above, the results were stunning. Over 150 fixtures that had 250W HID lamps were retrofitted to either 40W LED Arc Cobs or 45W LED Omni Cobs, saving nearly 85% in energy costs and boosting the light levels significantly. An additional 20 lower-watt HID fixtures (175W) were retrofitted with 20W LED Arc Cobs as well.

Summary:

• Reduced Energy Usage
• Increased Light Quality
• Increased Light Levels
• Improved Quality Control
• Longer Lasting Products = Reduced Maintenance Costs
• Light Level and Color Uniformity
• Enhanced Image
• Environmental Impact
• Rebates

Premier Lighting:

Our mission at Premier Lighting is to provide our customers with the optimal and practical lighting system. No matter what the industry – hospitality, health care, educational, retail, industrial – we can deliver solutions to every vertical market. We understand the needs of your organization and have served others like you in the past. If you are interested in the optimal lighting solution for your facility, complete this form and we will promptly reply.