Whitehead & Associates, an Atlanta-based electrical manufacturer’s representative, is pleased to announce the completion of a lighting retrofit for the city of Andalusia, Ala. The project began by replacing the 1000 watt parking lot fixtures with GE’s line of Evolve™ LED Area Fixtures which only consume 86 watts.
The second wave of changes occurred when the city replaced the 150 watt streetlamps with GE’s Evolve™ LED Cobrahead Light Fixtures, which utilize 30 percent less energy and offer a more uniform light pattern.
“We are always looking at ways to become more efficient. These LED streetlights and other lights that we installed are going to save us money in energy costs and maintenance and we are happy with the results,” said Earl Johnson, Mayor of Andalusia, Ala.
The retrofit is expected to increase the lifecycle of these lights by more than 10 years and will reduce ongoing maintenance costs. Further, and the energy savings extends through the entire life of the equipment returning the cost of the initial investment in less than five years.
Johnson said the city is not done with its commitment to energy and cost savings. “We are doing this in baby steps. Whitehead has been very helpful to us in determining what we can afford to do and what results we can expect.”
The second wave of changes occurred when the city replaced the 150 watt streetlamps with GE’s Evolve™ LED Cobrahead Light Fixtures, which utilize 30 percent less energy and offer a more uniform light pattern.
“We are always looking at ways to become more efficient. These LED streetlights and other lights that we installed are going to save us money in energy costs and maintenance and we are happy with the results,” said Earl Johnson, Mayor of Andalusia, Ala.
The retrofit is expected to increase the lifecycle of these lights by more than 10 years and will reduce ongoing maintenance costs. Further, and the energy savings extends through the entire life of the equipment returning the cost of the initial investment in less than five years.
Johnson said the city is not done with its commitment to energy and cost savings. “We are doing this in baby steps. Whitehead has been very helpful to us in determining what we can afford to do and what results we can expect.”