by Brianna Crandall — March 5, 2012—Enlighted, Inc., a breakthrough lighting control system company, has unveiled the Enlighted Virtuo Series, which features what the company says is the industry’s first autonomous, adaptive sensor. This “thinking” sensor measures ambient light, occupancy and temperature at each fixture and tailors light levels to each user’s actual needs, maximizing occupant comfort and minimizing energy cost.
Enlighted’s solution is currently installed in 35 Fortune 1000 customers including Google, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., LinkedIn, JDSU, Smart Modular Technologies, Unico Properties LLC and more—representing a broad range of industries. The company claims that this customer traction propels Enlighted to the forefront of the industry, as its unique solution dramatically alters the lighting landscape.
Enlighted’s unique patented solution reportedly delivers a triple-value benefit. First, the system delivers a bankable energy savings rate in the range of 50 to 70 percent. This savings rate is said to exceed all previous lighting controls systems because the system is distributed down to the individual fixture. The installation process is also simplified because the connection between the sensor and fixture enables the system to auto-commission itself for each unique environment into which it is installed. Finally, the system has a network backhaul enabling facilities managers to monitor the performance of the system and validate energy savings claims.
The United States is said to waste approximately $42 billion annually in unnecessary energy; U.S. commercial buildings in particular waste $15 billion in unnecessary lighting. This is obviously a significant concern for building owners, managers and tenants, who may want to research Enlighted’s innovative, cost-effective and simple solution further. The company says that when the solution is broadly deployed, it can save between $70 billion and $95 billion in annual lighting costs, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
