GE ALC4, ALC3 Case Studies

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LED lighting is natural choice for grocery store chains

GE’s Albeo

THE SITUATION

Lakewood, Colo.-based Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has been using environmentally sensitive materials since opening for business in 1955. With a mission to continue to support the environment and minimize energy use, it was only natural the supermarket chain would incorporate all-LED lighting in its new grocery stores.

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LED lighting saves Natural Grocers $169,312 in energy costs across 40 stores

THE SOLUTION

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The rapidly growing company has installed GE’s Albeo

linear LED lighting xtures—chosen for their energy eciency, ease of installation and customizable congurations.

The energy-ecient LED lighting provides a high lumen output and has a high color rendering index (CRI) of 90+ that helps enhance the visual

appeal of fresh produce, prepared foods and other merchandise.

At each new store, GE customized the mounting scheme by conguring and matching dierent lengths of the ALC3-Series LED lighting xtures to t a variety of store formats and lighting layouts. Additionally, Albeo

products contain “plug-and-play” features and are specially designed for

quick installation, which simplies electrical needs, helps reduce contractor

labor costs and speeds up the overall lighting system installation.

“ In everything we do and provide, we are committed to being

environmentally responsible. Utilizing LED lighting throughout each new store is a smart, visible way that we demonstrate this commitment.”

- Kevin Stees, Project Manager, Construction, Natural Grocers

For more information about the GE Lighting products used in this project,

visit gelighting.com/retail.

ALC3-Series

OPERATING IMPACT

Annual savings of $169,312 across 40 stores

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Annual CO2 reduction of 2,370,368 lbs.

= 206 cars off the road = 294 acres of trees planted