Major Federal Agency Approves $2.8 Million Contract to Retrofit Two High Profile Research Centers With Orion Energy-Efficient Lighting
Orion
Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX), a leading designer
and manufacturer of high-performance, energy-efficient retrofit lighting
platforms, today announced a major federal agency approved a $2.8
million contract to retrofit two research center sites with Orion’s
patented and patent-pending light fixtures and sensors.
Over 3,400 inefficient T8 fluorescent and HID fixtures will be replaced
with Orion’s industry-leading LED products. The current HID and
fluorescent high bays in production areas will be replaced with Orion
LED high bays, which are manufactured in the United States in
compliance with the Buy American Act. The facility’s offices and common
area T8 fluorescent fixtures will be replaced with Orion’s
patented LED Troffer Retrofit (LDR) and linear LED products.
Installation will begin in March and continue through the spring. The
lighting upgrade will help meet several federal mandates for
sustainability to reduce energy consumption, promote healthy work
environments, and protect natural resources.
The energy partner leading the project selected Orion due to the
company’s past successful track record with complex government
deployments and the energy-saving performance of its lighting retrofit
solutions. Orion and this partner have completed over fifty projects
with federal and state agencies in the last fifteen years, including US
Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Agriculture
buildings, as well as Department of Defense facilities like Naval Air
Station Jacksonville, Naval Station Mayport, Naval Submarine Base Kings
Bay, Naval Air Station Pensacola, United States Marine Corp Blount
Island, and many others.
Orion’s
latest LED High Bay suite sets a new standard for performance in its
class with up to 179 lumens per watt and an unprecedented modular
platform. The fixtures are upgradeable and interchangeable, allowing
maintenance crews to meet changing light distribution requirements, such
as moving from an open area to aisle lighting. By simply turning off the
power to the luminaire, internal teams can use quick attachments to
easily switch out aisle illuminators and modular power packs for driver
replacement.
Since its introduction in 2014, the Orion LDR suite has created a new
standard not only for design, performance, and energy efficiency, but
also a breakthrough in the ease of installation in troffer retrofit from
fluorescent to LED, which reduces overall costs. The industry’s
first patented LED Troffer Retrofit suite reduces cost on the job
site because it ships fully assembled, is adjustable to fit existing
troffers, and typically installs in one to two minutes with no tools
other than a ladder, compared to more than 10-minute installs for many
competitive fixtures.
“During some projects, there is simply no margin for error, and the work
of this agency certainly falls into that category,” said John Scribante,
Chief Executive Officer of Orion Energy Systems, Inc. “Their exploration
programs capture the imagination of the global community, and we are
honored that they have chosen Orion to illuminate their missions,
research, and educational initiatives.”
About Orion Energy Systems
Orion is leading the transformation of commercial and industrial
buildings with state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting systems and
retrofit lighting solutions. Orion manufactures and markets a cutting
edge portfolio of products encompassing LED Solid-State Lighting and
high intensity fluorescent lighting. Many of Orion’s 100+ granted
patents and pending patent applications relate to lighting systems that
provide exceptional optical and thermal performance, which drive
financial, environmental, and work-space benefits for a wide variety of
customers in the retrofit markets.
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