Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Sept. 29, 2014
This morning Ford revealed it is investing in low carbon LED lighting at manufacturing facilities around the world. The new lights with a street value of more than $25 million, will save both energy and corporate $s while improving lighting quality.
The 25,000 new LED fixtures will replace traditional high-intensity discharge and fluorescent lights, and are expected to reduce Ford’s energy use at manufacturing facilities by 56 million kilowatt-hours annually!
That equates to an up to 70 percent reduction in lighting energy consumption and $7-million dollar reduction in cost per annum compared to current installed systems.
The real kicker is that maintenance should diminish, as high quality industrial LED lighting has a 15-year life expectancy and light output remains steady at less than 1 percent degradation per year over the life of the equipment vs. fluorescent and HID fixtures require re-lamping in as little as two years. LED lights also improves safety by lowering fire risks and provides a brighter work area, better uniformity and improved color perception.
In 2011, Ford embarked on an aggressive program to lower its energy use 25 percent per vehicle produced at its facilities by 2016. The company is well on its way toward meeting that goal, having achieved a 20 percent energy efficiency already.
In 2013, Ford selected Dialight, a leading LED industrial fixture manufacturer to develop light fixtures that met Ford’s production needs.
Work began the LED replacement program at its Dearborn Truck Plant late last and will continue the LED installation program through years end at 17 other Ford manufacturing facilities around the globe.
Ford’s Global LED Lighting Installations
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