July 26, 2006—Fiberstars Inc. announced the preliminary results of Southern California Edison’s comparative field study of Fiberstars EFO-ICE, Fiberstars’ fiber optic lighting system for refrigerated supermarket display cases, and state-of-the-art fluorescent lighting. Results showed that Fiberstars EFO-ICE required only one-third the energy of fluorescent lighting while providing comparable luminance. Fiberstars is a global leader in fiber optic lighting.
“We are pleased with the Southern California Edison results,” said Keith Tarver, manager of Albertsons Electrical Systems Creation and Design. “EFO-ICE looks good while showing significant energy savings.”
As a result of the successful Southern California Edison test, Albertsons, a supermarket, has indicated a desire to convert the entire test store to EFO-ICE. Also, EFO-ICE now qualifies for rebates under the Southern California Edison Utility Rebate Program. The other utilities in California are expected to offer similar rebates.
Southern California Edison (SCE) conducted a four-month (October 10, 2005 through January 10, 2006) field test at a working Albersons store in Fullerton, California, to understand the impact of fiber optic lighting in low-temperature supermarket display cases. Among other variables, SCE measured lighting; outdoor ambient temperature; indoor ambient temperature and humidity; traffic (number of door openings); and product loading.
According to SCE, EFO-ICE offered projected annual energy savings of 535 kilowatt hours (kWh) per door over fluorescent lighting. Fluorescents typically consume bout 803 kWh per door per year while EFO-ICE consumes about 267kWh per door per year. Fluorescent lighting therefore consumed three times as much energy as EFO-ICE.
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