Better Lighting For 90% Less Energy

Americold an Atlanta, GA based provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry that owns and operates over 182 temperature-controlled warehouses around the world, has teamed with Groom Energy and Digital Lumens to install Digital Lumens’ Intelligent LED Lighting Systems at Americold facilities located in Massachusetts, Utah and Wisconsin. The new upgrades produce higher quality lighting and reduce overall energy consumption up to 90 percent or 2.3 million kilowatt hours (kWhs) annually. Over the coming months, Groom Energy and Americold are scheduled to upgrade facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois and Texas. The projects will reduce an additional 3.3 million kWhs and 3.25 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

Groom Energy developed customized configurations for each location, managing all installation, system commissioning and training. The design delivers lighting “on demand,” producing evenly distributed high light levels when operators are nearby, then automatically dims to “nightlight” levels after operators have exited the area. The mesh networked lighting system continuously tracks and reports energy consumption and savings. “Americold’s feedback during the development process was invaluable to our successful product design. In addition to broad improvements in light quality and energy efficiency, Americold is also leveraging LightRules management software for a detailed view into the facilities’ operational performance and to measure progress toward company-wide sustainability objectives.” said Tom Pincince, president and CEO of Digital Lumens.

Our teams are very pleased with the increased light levels, functionality and the significant energy savings,” said Americold’s Vice President of Engineering, Fred Walker. “From the earliest days of the project, Groom Energy has been working with Americold to design the most effective and efficient lighting system for their facilities, we have been able to provide measurable savings and exceed corporate objectives for light quantity, quality, safety and the overall functionality.”said Bob Kirby, executive vice president and co-founder of Groom Energy Solutions.

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