Eaton
1121 Highway 74 South
Peachtree City, GA 30269
tel: (770) 486-4800
Date
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January 11, 2016
Immediately
Holly Mueller, (440) 523-5365
Doug Drotman, (631) 462-1198
Miami’s Sun Life Stadium to Enhance Fan Experience and Energy
Efficiency with Eaton’s Advanced Ephesus LED Lighting System
SYRACUSE, N.Y. … Power management company Eaton today announced that Sun Life
Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, University of Miami and the Orange Bowl, plans to
implement an advanced light-emitting diode (LED) system designed to enhance the viewing
experiences for stadium spectators and television audiences, while reducing energy use by
as much as 75 percent. The new Ephesus Lighting LED system will be implemented for the
beginning of the 2016 NFL football season.
The new LED system, with its instant-on capability, eliminates the warm-up period associated
with more traditional bulb-based lighting such as metal halide products. This contributes to an
enhanced fan viewing experience and enables venues to instantly resume lighting after
concerts and other non-sports events and halftime shows.
“As we researched LED lighting options in the marketplace that would help us transform Sun
Life Stadium, it became evident that the digital lighting solution developed by Eaton’s
Ephesus Lighting was a very competitive, well-engineered system that would meet our
unique and specific needs,” Miami Dolphins senior vice president of stadium renovations Bill
Senn said.
The Ephesus LED lighting system is brighter than the previous system and through its
industry-leading glare-control innovations, its fixtures shine more uniformly on the playing
surface, creating a better stage for players and fans both in the stadium and those watching
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on high-definition television. The versatility of an LED system also allows for operational
flexibility and the creation of programmable light shows for fan entertainment. Ephesus LED
solutions are easy to install, virtually maintenance-free for years and offer facilities the lowest
total operating costs compared to other sports lighting systems.
“Since 2012, when we installed the first LED lighting system in a North American sports
arena, facility operators have come to understand that our digital lighting solutions create the
optimal stage for fans and performers,” said Mike Lorenz, president, Eaton’s Ephesus
Lighting business. “Our success at venues of various sizes has established a new standard
of what fans, performers, television broadcasters and facility operators expect from lighting.”
Since lighting the first sports venue with LED technology in North America in 2012, Eaton’s
Ephesus Lighting luminaires have been operational for over 20 million hours at indoor and
outdoor sports and entertainment venues across North America including the University of
Phoenix Stadium (Arizona Cardinals); U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings); the Canadian
Tire Centre (Ottawa Senators); Bridgestone Arena (Nashville Predators); Duke University;
Cornell University and many more.
The Miami Dolphins, owned by Chair of the Board & Managing General Partner Stephen M.
Ross, are the oldest continuous major-league professional sports franchise in the state of
Florida. The Dolphins were founded by Joe Robbie in 1965 and began play in the American
Football League as an expansion team in 1966 and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL
merger in 1970. The organization has played in five Super Bowls, winning championships
following the 1972 (VII) and 1973 (VIII) seasons. The franchise also has won five conference
championships and 13 division championships. The Dolphins play home games at Sun Life
Stadium in Miami Gardens and train at Doctors Hospital Training Facility at Nova
Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. This year, the organization celebrates 50 seasons
in South Florida. For more information, visit dolphins.com.
Eaton’s Ephesus Lighting business manufactures high-output LED lighting solutions for
challenging applications in the industrial and sporting markets. The business is focused
on innovating advanced LED solutions that will enrich and illuminate the world, by creating
brighter, more vibrant and more sustainable environments. For more information, visit
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www.ephesuslighting.com, follow us on Twitter @EphesusLighting or contact us at 315-5792873 or info@ephesuslighting.com.
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 approximately 97,000 employees. The
company provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage
electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton
sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit
www.eaton.com.
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