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April 14, 2015
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Karin Martin, (630) 513-8625
Eaton’s High-Bay LED Solutions Improve Lighting Efficiency and Performance at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. … Power management company Eaton today announced that it has
helped improve the lighting performance and energy efficiency in a campus recreation facility at
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. By replacing almost 400 lighting fixtures in three
gymnasiums at the Activities and Recreation Center with Metalux™ HBLED high-bay lightemitting diode (LED) luminaires, the university’s projected cost avoidance is estimated to be as
high as $70,500 annually.
“The energy-efficient Metalux HBLED luminaire offers customers a reliable, long-lasting, highperformance LED solution,” said Mark Eubanks, president, Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Division.
“The product features our proprietary LED module, providing exceptional performance,
equivalent to or greater than fluorescent systems, with the enhanced benefits of LED lighting,
including energy savings, extended system life and control capabilities.”
Wanting to increase illumination to meet the Illuminating Engineering Society’s recommended
light levels, as well as save on energy and maintenance costs, electrical engineers chose to
replace the existing 400-watt metal halide fixtures with 100-watt Metalux HBLED high-bay LED
luminaires.
“We chose to use LED fixtures to reduce lighting maintenance labor and electrical consumption
since LEDs generate a fraction of the heat compared to other sources,” said Tim Madden, vice
president and principal, Engineering Concepts & Solutions, Inc. “University staff also wanted
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the ability to individually control the lighting on each court instead of having to switch on all the
fixtures at once.”
The Metalux HBLED is an ideal solution for industrial, manufacturing, commercial and other
high-bay applications. The luminaire features precision designed optics available in narrow and
wide distributions, four lumen packages up to 30,000 lumens and three color temperatures.
The product is designed to satisfy multiple mounting heights – even some low-bay applications.
For more information on Eaton’s lighting solutions, visit www.eaton.com/lighting.
Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been committed
to excellence in research, teaching and public engagement. The origins of LEDs are ingrained
on the Urbana campus while the technology is a part of its sustainable present and future.
University of Illinois alumnus Nick Holonyak Jr. invented the first practical visible-spectrum LED
in 1962. Fifty years later, the Chancellor pledged for the campus to become the first major
research university to commit to LEDs as its main source of lighting, with interior and exterior
wayfinding fixtures to be replaced by 2025 and with the majority of all lighting to be LED by
2050.
Eaton delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, as well
as controls products specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost
savings. Eaton lighting solutions serve customers in the commercial, industrial, retail,
institutional, residential, utility and other markets.
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit
protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural
solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering
services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical
electrical power management challenges.
Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides
energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and
mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000
employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information,
visit www.eaton.com.
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