Cooper Lighting
Customer First Center
1121 Highway 74 South
Peachtree City, GA 30269
T: (770) 486-4800
www.cooperlighting.com
News Release
Contact:
Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications
(630) 513-8625
Kmartin41@aol.com
Cooper Lighting Upgrade Leads to Better Light Quality, Significant
Energy and Maintenance Savings for Michigan Arts Center
New Streetworks Generation LED Decorative Post Top Luminaires
provide cost-effective scaled lighting to pedestrians.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA, October 26, 2010 – When the Detroit, Michigan-based Downriver Council for
the Arts made the move to a new location, the organization was greeted with a range of unique
benefits, including energy-efficient, aesthetically pleasing and virtually maintenance-free LED street and
walkway lighting from Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE).
A regional arts organization and public gallery serving approximately 400,000 people in the southern
metropolitan Detroit area, the Downriver Council for the Arts moved to its new home in the City of
Wyandotte in March 2010. The new building, a former Masonic Temple built in the 19th century, had
been renovated by the Wyandotte Municipal Services Department in 2009. Recent updates included
new LED lighting adjacent to the facility’s sidewalk boundary.
Initially, the retrofit project posed several challenges. The City wanted to improve ambiance and color
without disturbing trees, but traditional urban streetlights were not the preferred option. The facility’s
previous street lighting consisted of 18 typical cobrahead fixtures that, while functional, did not provide
aesthetically pleasing lighting.
Cooper Lighting’s Streetworks Generation LED Decorative Post Top Luminaires served as a practical,
visually pleasing and cost-effective solution. Their decorative appearance helps showcase the
restoration of the classic building, while still providing required light levels for 25-35% less energy than
the legacy system.
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“We have been nothing but very pleased with the lighting,” said Jerry Kupser, superintendent of
Transmission and Distribution for Wyandotte Municipal Services. “The fixture, globe and correct color of
light actually exceeded our very high quality targets. Comments from the public have been very
supportive, including from local businesses in the adjoining area. The new lighting has also resulted in
the removal of security lighting, which was no longer needed once the LED luminaires were installed.”
Cooper Lighting’s Generation Series LED luminaire serves as an energy-saving outdoor fixture that
combines aesthetics with superior photometric performance for even and uniform illumination without
pixilation. When operating at full light output, the Generation Series LED luminaire consumes only 58W.
The performance of the LED version makes it suitable to replace a 70W high pressure sodium or
100W metal halide fixture, saving 33-50% on energy.
LEDs also offer distinct advantages in light control. The Generation Series LED luminaire can be
bi-level switched for 50% energy savings during curfew hours. Unique to Generation Series LED
design, the luminaire can be switched to a street-side/house-side version, allowing the house side of
the luminaire to be turned off during curfew hours. The light engine can also be purchased separately
for retrofit applications of pre-existing Generation Series HID fixtures.
Ideal for residential communities, office complexes, downtown streetscapes, roadways, outdoor retail
applications, city parks and school campuses, the post top luminaire also features modular fixture
design flexibility for mixing bases, cage assemblies, tops and finials to achieve hundreds of different
looks and styles and a multitude of both traditional and contemporary forms.
Cooper Lighting offers a range of indoor and outdoor LED lighting products and corresponding
accessories, all of which are specifically designed to maximize energy and cost savings. For additional
information, visit www.cooperlighting.com/led.
About Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of
innovative, high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products to worldwide
commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have
advanced over the years, Cooper Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping
businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and
enrich the quality of the environment. For more information, visit www.cooperlighting.com.
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About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion.
Founded in 1833, Cooper's sustained level of success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation, evolving business practices while maintaining the highest ethical standards, and meeting
customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market share positions
and world-class products and brands including: Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; CrouseHinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle
and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely
positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need
to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient
products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2009, sixty-one percent of total sales were to
customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to
customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2009.
For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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