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Supermarket,
Sacramento, California
Photo courtesy of
Sacramento Municipal
Utility District
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Supermarket
At a Supermarket in Sacramento, L Prize entry bulbs (Philips 60W replacements) were tested over 99 days in two applications: replacing 12 14W globe CFLs in three horizontal refrigerated display cases (see photo) that ran 17 hours per day; and replacing 8 60W incandescent bulbs in point-of-sale signs that operated 10 hours per day and were turned on and off frequently.
Partner: Sacramento Municipal Utility District
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Restaurant,
Kissimmee, FL
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Progress Energy
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Restaurant
At this restaurant in Florida, eight 90W incandescent lamps were
replaced with L Prize entry bulbs in pendant fixtures over the bar counter (placed in
alternating sequence) and dining tables. All lights operated more than 16 hours per day.
Partner: Progress Energy
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Quick-Service Restaurant,
Jackson, WI
Photo courtesy of
Wisconsin Energy Conservation
Corporation
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Quick-Service Restaurant
In the dining area of this quick-service restaurant in Jackson, Wisconsin, 17 L Prize entry bulbs were installed in pendant fixtures.
Partner: Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
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Hospital,
East Orlando, FL
Photo courtesy of
Progress Energy
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Hospital
During a three-month period, 40 L Prize sample bulbs were compared side-by-side
with existing lighting, replacing 14W, 15W, or 23W CFLs, or 65W, 75W, 100W, or 120W incandescent lamps, mostly in recessed can applications. Test areas included an elevator hallway that operated 16 hours per day, as well as a chapel, CT scanner and control room, physicians' break room, and MRI lab and control room, all of which operated 24 hours per day.
Partner: Progress Energy
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Family guest room,
Medical Center,
Detroit, MI
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DTE Energy
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Medical Center
In this 2.2 million-square-foot medical center in Detroit, L Prize entry bulbs replaced
13W CFLs and 60W, 75W, and 100W incandescent bulbs in specific applications. Test
areas included family guest rooms (replacing 13W CFLs in reading lamps), a conference room, an office work area, a walk-in refrigerator/freezer, an air handling unit (where the lamps were subjected to vibration and air flow for over 21 hours each day), and the MRI lab.
Partner: DTE Energy
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Resort & Spa
This California hotel was the testing ground for 70 L Prize entry bulbs in a broad array of applications, replacing existing CFLs and one luminaire in designer floor lamps, chandeliers, table lamps, and a jar-type refrigerator fixture. Bulbs were installed in a spa lounge, retail golf shop, restaurant lobby, entrance, dining area, and eight guest rooms.
Partner: Southern California Edison
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Hotel,
Appleton, WI
Photo courtesy of
Wisconsin Energy Conservation
Corporation
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Hotel
This hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin, installed L Prize entry bulbs in a ballroom (see photo) with large decorative ceiling-mounted dome fixtures, and in a hallway, replacing a total of 4 52W A19 incandescent bulbs, 19 14W CFLs, and 10 18W CFLs.
Partner: Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
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Executive Boardroom,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Photo courtesy of
BC Hydro
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Executive Boardroom
BC Hydro conducted a 90-day field assessment of L Prize entry bulbs, installing 35
samples in high-profile locations, including 14 pendant fixtures retrofitted in an executive boardroom.
Partner: BC Hydro
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City Government Offices, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
BC Hydro tested 16 L Prize entry lamps in a Vancouver government office building. In addition, five lamps were installed in wall sconces, ceiling fixtures, and table lamps in several offices.
Partner: BC Hydro
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Art Museum,
Portland, OR
Photo courtesy of
Eugene Water and
Electric Board
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Art Museum
Field tests at this art museum assessed 84 sample L Prize entry lamps in the foyer and lobby, and in two corridors displaying artwork and photographs. The samples were installed in open downlights with a reflector designed for a vertically oriented A19 lamp, and in bowl chandeliers, replacing 75W incandescent bulbs.
Partner: Eugene Water and Electric Board
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Theater,
Skokie, IL
Photo courtesy of
Commonwealth Edison
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Theater
The lamps for this field test were installed in a Skokie, Illinois, theater lobby, an administration reception area, and a box office. In addition, a side-by-side display in the lobby (see photo) invited patrons to compare the LED lighting to a 60W incandescent.
Partner: Commonwealth Edison
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Residence in MA
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Cape Light Compact
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Homes in Cape Cod and on Martha's Vineyard
Cape Light Compact tested 30 L Prize entry bulbs in residences in Cape Cod and on Martha's Vineyard. Fixtures included overhead lamps, floor lamps, mounted ceiling lights, table lamps, and a mounted wall sconce, with daily use ranging from one to seven hours.
Partner: Cape Light Compact
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Pendant lighting in residential kitchen,
Fort Collins, CO
Photo courtesy of
Platte River Power Authority
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Homes in Colorado
A total of 30 L Prize entry lamps were tested in three single-family homes in Colorado. Applications included pendant fixtures over a kitchen countertop, ceiling fixtures, outdoor porch lights, an outdoor recessed can fixture, outdoor sconces, an entry pendant, floor lamps, a ceiling fan, a vanity fixture, a bathroom sconce, and table lamps.
Partner: Platte River Power Authority
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Apartment entryway,
Burlington, VT
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Efficiency Vermont
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Public Housing Facility
In a Burlington, Vermont, public housing facility, L Prize entry bulbs were installed in
surface-mounted drum fixtures located in the entryways of 48 apartments. The lamps in most of the fixtures were 13W to 16W CFLs; a few fixtures had 60W incandescent lamps. The test bulbs were examined over a 68-day period and were operated an average of 0.52 hours per day.
Partner: Efficiency Vermont
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Apartments, Medford, MA
(Left: CFL/incandescent track lighting; right: L Prize entry LED track lighting)
Photos courtesy of National Grid
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Apartments
These apartments are part of an affordable housing high-rise located in Medford, Massachusetts. This 200-unit complex offered three areas within its walls for testing: an elevator, the media room, and the building's hallways. The elevator, which operates 24/7, was retrofitted with six recessed downlights; the media room was retrofitted with two sections of track, and seven recessed downlights; and the hallway was retrofitted with two decorative half-moon sconces, also operating 24/7. Pictured are comparisons between the existing (CFL/incandescent) and LED lighting.
Partner: National Grid
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Auto Dealership,
Clinton Township, MI
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DTE Energy
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Auto Dealership
This Michigan auto dealership replaced fluorescent lamps with L Prize entry lamps in a rotating display featuring the Ford GT. The platform was illuminated by eight direct lights near the mirrored ceiling of the display, and by 10 recessed lights set 18 inches below the display ceiling. During the assessment period, the lights were on for a total of 1,354 hours.
Partner: DTE Energy
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Lighting Showroom,
Fort Collins, CO
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Platte River Power Authority
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Lighting Showroom
In a lighting showroom in Fort Collins, Colorado, 10 L Prize entry lamps were installed in a chandelier fixture with one socket, two wall swinger reading fixtures, two pendant fixtures, a desk lamp fixture, a ceiling round fixture, and a floor lamp fixture.
Partner: Platte River Power Authority
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Design Center and Office Building, Chicago, IL
Photos courtesy of Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
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Design Center and Office Building
This design center and office building in Chicago served as the field testing ground for 55 L Prize entry lamps over a 90+ day period. The lamps were used to replace 90W incandescents in "wedding cake" enclosed fixtures in a main ground-floor corridor, one of the building's most utilized public spaces, and in mounted wall sconces on the fifteenth floor. Field testing was also performed in a variety of floor lamps and table lamps in showrooms in mock residential applications, and in several hallway display cases that are in operation 24/7.
Partner: Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
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