Stouch Lighting Announces Collingdale Will Retrofit Existing Lights in Public Buildings

Aug. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Collingdale, PA (August 15, 2011) – Stouch Lighting released today that the borough of Collingdale, Delaware County, PA, has awarded them to provide and install new LED  and Optalume lighting fixtures. Stouch Lighting will be retrofitting existing fixtures to a more energy-efficient source throughout their municipal buildings, in Collingdale. The buildings include the police station, library, school and gym. The new LED and Optalume light fixtures will not only enhance the quality of light, but create more than 50% energy savings.

Funding was possible for Collingdale through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block grant. (EECBG) This was awarded to the county through the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Stouch Lighting will be replacing the lights in the gym to new, high quality LED light fixtures. Stouch Lighting will also be replacing interior lighting in the other municipal buildings with Optalume technology. Optalume is a highly reflective plastic substrate which retrofits a 4 lamp T-12 fixture to an energy efficient 2 lamp T-8 fixture without sacrificing the lighting quality. The Optalume fixtures will greatly improve the lighting in the buildings, which will provide a brighter, safer, more energy efficiency environment.

“Exploring the importance of LED lighting fixtures, and getting the best lighting results, is a tremendous advantage for our borough and the community,” said John Hewlings, Borough Manager of Collingdale. “The lighting will reduce energy consumption and costs through efficiency improvements.”

“Using LEDs is a sustainable and valuable solution for Collingdale Borough. LED lighting is an environmentally friendly option that also improves the quality of light in the community,” says Director of Operations, Supply & Service Chain, Justin Stouch. “It is great being involved with Collingdale’s decision to improve their township by switching to LED lights and Optalume fixtures.”

About Stouch Lighting:
Headquartered in Aston, PA, Stouch Lighting is a LED lighting distributor with over 20 years of extensive knowledge in the lighting industry. We distribute a vast selection of LED lighting products from various manufacturers. Stouch Lighting is also the exclusive distributor of OptaLume, an innovative technology of highly reflective plastic substrate. Stouch Lighting provides a “Best Solution” approach, for your specific environment. We assess, educate, and evaluate each application and then recommend the best LED solution for your environment. We provide you with cost of ownership models, Return on Investment (ROI) analysis, LED to HID energy comparison matrix and cost verification to reduce your operating costs and maximize your energy savings. For more information visit our website at www.stouchlighting.com