For more information, please call 1-800-GE-LAMPS
or visit our website at www.gelighting.com.
1878
Thomas Edison invented
the first commercially
­practical incandescent lamp
Why choose GE halogen?
When it comes to energy savings, halogen lighting is the smart choice. Halogen not only offers the highest
1909
William D. Coolige improves
upon the carbon filament
by creating a more-efficient
ductile tungsten filament
Color Rendering Index (CRI) to provide crisp, white light and a pleasant tone, but also provides a cost-efficient
alternative to incandescent bulbs. These bulbs are available in a wide range of sizes and lumen packages to fit
a variety of lighting applications. GE HIR™ Plus also delivers the highest energy efficiency and longest life of all
1938
products in the GE halogen product line, without compromising quality and quantity of light.
GE invents the first
fluorescent lamp
A history of
making history
For more than 125 years, one name has led the way in
lighting technology. The GE brand is easily identified for our
distinguished heritage and our dedication to quality,
1959
GE invents the first
halogen lamp
latest in long-lasting, energy-efficient designs, GE can
provide a solution for your toughest lighting challenges.
Labor 7%
Product information Current
lamp
Replacement lamp
Product
Description
Watts
Life
Lumens
Annual lamp changes
Halogen Plus
100PAR/H
100
2,000
1,500
2.2
HIR™ Plus
67PAR/HIR+
67
4,200
1,500
1.05
Annual operating costs Current lamp
Replacement
lamp
Labor (lamp changes x labor cost)
Energy ($/kWH x watts x hrs./1000)
$ 4.50
$45.00
$ 2.14
$30.15
GE invents HIR™ technology
Total operating cost $49.50
$32.29
2001
Assumes labor cost to replace a lamp: $2.00
Assumes energy rate ($/kWh): $0.10
Assumes annual burning hours: 4,500
1961
GE introduces the
Lucalox® lamp
1986
GE invents a metal halide
lamp that is used to light
the Statue of Liberty
forward-thinking products. As the inventor of the very first
commercially practical incandescent light, as well as the very
Lighting Cost Comparison
1990
GE reinvents the light bulb
with the GE Reveal® line and
a redesigned compact
fluorescent bulb
Photography by: © 2007 Lawrence Anderson/ESTO
Photography by: Blake Marvin—HKS, Inc.
Electricity 71%
Lamps 22%
Savings
$ 2.36
$14.85
$17.21 per socket
Photography by: Peter Esko with Spectrum Engineers
2006
GE introduces a new lens and
reflector-precise optic to create
a smoother beam and make
halogen lamps more efficient
2007
GE introduces the most
energy-efficient PAR38 on
the market—HIR™ Plus—
which replaces a higherwattage standard PAR38
and saves as much as
54% in energy costs
2
3
For more information, please call 1-800-GE-LAMPS
or visit our website at www.gelighting.com.
PAR38, PAR30 &
PAR20 lamps
Maximize energy savings with GE HIR™ Plus lamps
HIR™ Plus—excellent energy savings with GE HIR™ Plus lamps
A furniture store with a 100,000-square-foot showroom uses 4,000 standard
HIR Plus
Wattage
Energy
Savings*
Energy Savings
in Dollars
Increased
Life
halogen 75-watt lamps. The reason this store has chosen halogen is for its crisp,
120WPAR38
83W
37W
$15.50
1.7x
90WPAR38
60W
30W
$12.60
1.7x
maintains full power when customers are in the showroom, then dims the lights
after everyone has left.
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Standard PAR38, PAR30 and
PAR20 halogen lamps provide
An example of savings
75WPAR38
48W
27W
$11.34
1.7x
an excellent balance of lumens,
60WPAR38
45W
15W
$6.30
1.4x
energy efficiency and ­product
75WPAR30
48W
27W
$11.34
1.4x
life. Each features precise
beam control, improved optical
mercury-free lamps are also helping protect the environment by reducing the
Excellent energy savings with GE HIR™ lamps
same amount of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide as planting
HIR
light. Plus, all GE halogen lamps
HIR™
Wattage
Energy
Savings*
Energy Savings
in Dollars
Increased
Life
120WPAR38
100W
20W
$6.00
1.5x
90WPAR38
70W
20W
$6.00
1.2x
75WPAR38
60W
15W
$4.50
1.2x
60WPAR38
50W
10W
$3.00
1.4x
GE halogen PAR38 HIR™ Plus
offers the highest-lumen-perwatt product on the market.
™—excellent energy savings with GE HIR™ lamps
Standard
Longer life with GE HIR XL 6,000 hours life lamps
™
HIR™ XL—longer life with GE HIR™ XL 6,000 hour life lamps
These lamps are 54% more
HIR XL
Wattage
Energy
Savings*
Energy Savings
in Dollars
Increased
Life
120WPAR38
90W**
30W
$18.00
3x
90WPAR38
90W
0W
$0.00
3x
opportunity over the life of
60WPAR38
55W
5W
$3.00
2x
the product.
50WPAR38
45W
5W
$3.00
3x
50WPAR30LN
45W
5W
$3.00
2x
™
efficient than standard PAR38s
and offer a significant savings
Standard
Photography by: Jody Pritchard
93 acres of trees or removing 65 cars from the road.
Existing system
Proposed system
75-watt Halogen
4,000 fixtures
1,050 Lumens
HIR™ Plus
48-watt Halogen
4,000 fixtures
970 Lumens
Watts per fixture
75
48
KiloWatt load
300
192
Energy cost (per year)
$135,000
$86,400
Energy rate ($/kWh): $0.10
Annual burning hours: 4,500
$48,600
$12.15
per year
per year,
per fixture
saved!
Environmental impact of lighting upgrade
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions reduced by 748,440 lbs. annually
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) emissions reduced by 2,937 lbs. annually
*Energy saving at 10¢ @ kWH over the life of the lamp
**Slight loss of light—2%
Photography by: Roland Halbe
As you can see on the chart below, this furniture store will save approximately
$48,600 in energy each year by switching to HIR™ Plus lamps. And these
­performance and minimal stray
are mercury-free.
white light and the option to dim the lighting. To conserve energy, the store
Photography by: Martin Mueller/
Courtesy of Peter Marino, Architect PLLC
Nitrogen Oxide (NO, NO2) emissions reduced by 1,442 lbs. annually
349,736 lbs. of coal not burned annually
Atmospheric mercury contamination avoided by 7,554 mg. annually
Equivalent to 93 acres of forest added
Equivalent to 65 cars removed from the road
4
5
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MR16 lamps
Maximize energy savings with GE HIR™ MR16 lamps
Testimonial
Although it measures just 12 feet by 16 feet, one room at the Cakebread Cellars Winery is of particular importance. Because
HIR™ MR16
GE’s exclusive ConstantColor®
Precise™ MR16 lamps offer
consistent color quality for up to
HIR MR16
Wattage
Energy
Savings**
Energy Savings
in Dollars
Increased
Life
Q75MR16
50W
25W
$12.50
2.5x
Q50MR16
37W
13W
$6.50
2.5x
winery,” said Ivan Hawtof, principal—Hawtof Associates, Lighting Consultants. “Both they and I wanted to create an environment
Q35MR16
20W
15W
$7.50
2.5x
where the visitor’s five senses were in balance.”
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Standard
it is here visitors to the family-owned vintner can examine, taste and enjoy Cakebread wine. “The owners, Jack and Dolores
Cakebread, wanted the illumination in the Tasting Room to be respectful of the architectural form and rural setting of the
6,000 hours. These lamps create
Industry-leading quality of light with ConstantColor® MR16
or discoloration. Plus, a cooler
beam is created as 66% of the
heat passes through the back
of the reflector.
ConstantColor® MR16
provides ample illumination for both the examination and accenting of the wine—without casting unnecessary shadows on the
visitors’ faces.
ConstantColor®
MR16 Wattage
Lumen Maintenance
Increased Life
Q20MR16
20W
90%
1.5x
Q35MR16
35W
90%
2.5x
Q42MR16
42W
90%
1.75x
light” focused on the wine rack and
Q50MR16
20W
90%
3x
display adjacent to the bar. The winery
Q71MR16
35W
90%
2x
got the comfortable look and fresh
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A 35-watt spot ConstantColor® Precise™
Halogen Precise™ IR energy-
ambiance it requested and the lighting
saving MR16 lamps are designed
designer the constant white light he
GE ConstantColor® PRECISE™
needed, plus no light loss over the life
to reduce energy by up to 26%*
of the lamp. “Everybody was so pleased
while still delivering UV control,
with the Tasting Room,” Hawtof noted
covered glass to allow for open
proudly, “I then used various beam
fixture applications and a long
spreads of the 20- and 35-watt
5,000-hour life.
Ordinary MR16
MR16 lamp was added as a “blush of
10 hours
UV light without the light fading
Hawtof chose 50-watt narrow-beam ConstantColor® Precise™ MR16 lamps to paint light across the Tasting Room bar. His design
versions of the same lamp to illuminate
*As compared to standard MR16 lamps
**Energy saving at 10¢ @ kWH over the life of the lamp
3,000 hours
a rich, vibrant color and control
approximately 20 trees, a 10-foot-tall
Photography by: Martin van Koolbergen, AIA, IALD, LC, LEED® AP
Photography by: Jody Pritchard
Photography by: Anne Kustner Lighting Design, Ltd.
waterfall and other garden stock
6
6,000 hours
adjacent to the Tasting Room.”
4,000 hour
rated lamp
7
Watts
Order
Code
Description
Volts
Case
Qty
Rated Life Initial
Initial
(hrs)
Lumens Color Temp
CBCP
45PAR/HIR+/SP10
45PAR/HIR+/FL25
48PAR/HIR+/SP10
48PAR/HIR+/FL25
55PAR/HIR+/SP10
55PAR/HIR+/FL25
60PAR/HIR+/SP10
60PAR/HIR+/FL25
67PAR/HIR+/SP10
67PAR/HIR+/FL25
83PAR/HIR+/SP10
83PAR/HIR+/FL25
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
4200
870
870
970
970
1120
1120
1260
1260
1500
1500
2030
2030
2750
2750
2750
2750
2750
2750
2800
2800
2750
2800
2850
2850
14100
3500
155000
38000
175000
4100
19000
47000
22000
5000
30000
7000
50PAR/HIR/S/SP10
50PAR/HIR/S/FL25
60PAR/HIR/S/SP10
60PAR/HIR/S/SP10
120
120
120
120
12
12
12
12
4000
4000
4000
4000
800
800
1050
1050
2750
2750
2800
2800
140000
3400
170000
28000
120
120
12
12
8400
8400
940
940
2700
2700
15000
3700
120
120
120
120
120
120
6
6
6
6
6
6
6000
6000
6000
6000
6000
6000
600
600
800
800
1470
1470
2680
2680
2680
2680
2800
2800
7000
1300
9000
2000
17000
28000
120
120
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
120
130/120
120
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
120
120
120
120
120
130/120
120
120
130/120
120
12
12
12
12
12
12
6
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
6
12
12
12
12
6
12
6
12
12
12
3000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
800
800
800
800/600
1050
1050/800
1050
1050
1050/800
1050
1050
1050/800
1260
1260/950
1260
1260/950
1260
1500
1500
1500
2030
2030
2030/1470
2030
2030
2030/1470
2030
2810
2810
2810
2810
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2850
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
20000
16000
3400
3400
17000
17000
28000
28000
28000
17000
1100
1100
19000
19000
47000
47000
47000
22000
175000
5000
30000
30000
30000
7000
7000
7000
3400
45
17470 45PAR/H/SP10
120
45/40
16229 45PAR/H/SP10
130/120
45
17471 45PAR/H/FL256PK
120
45/40
16231 45PAR/H/FL25
130/120
60
25266 60PAR/H/SP10
120
60
25269 60PAR/H/FL25
120
60/54
25271 60PAR/H/FL25
130/120
75
14751 75PAR/H/SP9-6PK
120
75
14748 75PAR/H/FL25-6PK
120
75/66
21389 75PAR/H/FL25
130/120
90
17450 90PAR/H/SP10
120
90/79
13311 90PAR/H/SP10
130/120
90
17451 90PAR/H/FL25-6PK
120
90/79
13308 90PAR/H/FL25
130/120
90
25727 90PAR/H/WFL-120V
120
See gelighting.com for complete halogen offering.
6
12
6
12
12
12
12
6
6
12
6
12
6
12
12
2500
2500/5000
2500
2500/5000
3000
3000
3000/6000
2500
2500
2500/5000
2500
2500/5000
2500
2500/5000
2500
540
540/410
540
540/410
800
800
800/608
1050
1050
1050/800
1310
1310/1000
1310
1310/1000
1310
2750
2750
2750
2750
2800
2800
2800
2850
2850
2850
2900
2900
2900
2900
2900
8000
8000
2000
2000
13000
3200
3200
18000
4000
4000
20000
20000
47000
47000
2475
HIR™ Silv-IR
50
50
60
60
46168
46167
46165
46166
HIR® Plus(+) (UltraLong Life)
53
53
76142 53PAR/HIR+/SP10XL
76143 53PAR/HIR+/FL25XL
HIR XL® (UltraLong Life)
45
45
55
55
90
90
40793
40790
40794
40792
40795
40791
45PAR/HIR/SP12XL
45PAR/HIR/FL40XL
55PAR/HIR/SP12XL
55PAR/HIR/FL40XL
90PAR/HIR/SP12XL
90PAR/HIR/FL40XL
40937
12396
12397
22850
18627
18629
11878
18626
18628
10467
20947
20948
46367
46369
46368
46370
16239
27216
27217
27218
18635
11885
18636
10883
18631
18633
10473
50PAR/HIR/SP6
50PAR/HIR/SP9
50PAR/HIR/FL25
50PAR/HIR/FL25
60PAR/HIR/SP10
60PAR/HIR/SP10
60PAR/HIR/FL30-6PK
60PAR/HIR/FL30
60PAR/HIR/FL30
60PAR/HIR/FL40
60PAR/HIR/WFL
60PAR/HIR/WFL
70PAR/HIR/SP10
70PAR/HIR/SP10
70PAR/HIR/FL25
70PAR/HIR/FL25
70PAR/HIR/FL/25-60
80PAR/HIR/SP10
80PAR/HIR/SP12
80PAR/HIR/FL25
100PAR/HIR/SP10
100PAR/HIR/SP10K
100PAR/HIR/SP10
100PAR/HIR/FL25-6F
100PAR/HIR/FL25
100PAR/HIR/FL25
100PAR/HIR/FL40
HIR™
50
50
50
50/46
60
60/54
60
60
60/54
60
60
60/54
70
70/64
70
70/64
70
80
80
80
100
100
100/88
100
100
100/88
100
Description
Volts
Case
Qty
Rated Life Initial
Initial
(hrs)
Lumens Color Temp
CBCP
Compact HIR™ XL
HIR™ Plus(+)
90512
90513
90515
90519
71446
71598
90520
90529
90601
90602
90605
90606
Order
Code
Halogen Compact PAR Lamps
Halogen PAR38 Lamps
45
45
48
48
55
55
60
60
67
67
83
83
Watts
Halogen Plus
GE has a policy of continuous improvement of its products and reserves the
right to change materials and specifications without notice.
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Lighting
General Electric Company
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45
41545 45PAR30HIR/SP9XL
120
15
6000
620
2680
9750
45
45
41547 45PAR30HIR/FL25X
41550 45PAR30HIR/FL35X
120
120
15
15
6000
6000
620
620
2680
2680
2025
1125
120
120
130/120
120
130/120
15
15
15
15
15
2810
2810
2810
2810
2810
15000
3200
3200
2700
2700
50
50
50/46
50
50/46
19902
19901
21533
19900
19903
50PAR30/HIR/SP9
50PAR30HIR/FL25
50PAR30HIR/FL25
50PAR30/HIR/FL35
50PAR30/HIR/FL35
4000
825
4000
825
3000/6000 825/620
4000
825
3000/6000 825/320
bright ideas
HIR™ Plus Compact PAR30 Long Neck and Short Neck
48
48
48
48
73546
74779
76127
76126
48PAR30/L/HIR+/FL
48PAR30/LN/HIR+/SP10
48PAR30+/SP10
48PAR30+/FL30
120
120
120
120
6
6
6
6
4200
4200
4200
4200
850
850
840
840
2750
2750
2775
2775
2500
9500
10200
2600
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
6
15
15
15
6
15
15
6
15
6
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
580
580/460
580
580/460
630
940
940/714
940
940/714
1050
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2830
2830
2830
2830
2830
7500
7500
1100
1100
880
13000
13000
38000
38000
620
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
130/120
120
120
120
120
130/120
120
120
130/120
6
15
15
15
6
15
15
15
15
6
15
15
6
15
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000/6000
3000
3000
3000/6000
630
630/500
630
630/500
630
630/500
800
800
800
1030
1030
1030
1030
1030/790
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2800
2830
2830
2830
2830
2830
8200
8200
2300
2300
1400
1400
11000
29000
17000
13000
13000
38000
2400
2400
120
120
130/120
120
130/120
6
6
15
6
15
1500
260
3000
570
3000/6000 570/498
3000
570
3000/6000 570/498
2700
2800
2800
2800
2800
520
6000
6000
1500
1500
Compact PAR30 Long Neck
50
50/46
50
50/46
50
75
75/66
75
75/66
75
14940
11117
11116
11123
14941
11124
11129
14943
11131
16393
50PAR30L/H/SP10
50PAR30L/H/SP10
50PAR30L/H/FL40
50PAR30L/H/FL40
50PAR30L/H/WFL
75PAR30L/H/SP10
75PAR30L/H/SP10
75PAR30L/H/FL25
75PAR30L/H/FL25
75PAR30L/H/WFL
Compact PAR30 Lamps
50
50/46
50
50/46
50
50/46
60
60
60
75
75/66
75
75
75/66
14023
17870
17871
17872
14022
17874
27212
40167
27214
14802
18056
18057
14779
18060
50PAR30/H/SP10
50PAR30/H/SP10
50PAR30/H/FL25
50PAR30/H/FL25
50PAR30/H/FL35
50PAR30/H/FL35
60PAR30/H/NSP9
60PAR30/H/FL25
60PAR30/H/FL35
75PAR30/H/SP10
75PAR30/H/SP10
75PAR30/H/FL25
75PAR30/H/FL35
75PAR30/H/FL35
Compact PAR20 Lamps
35
50
50/46
50
50/46
85476
14927
17866
14928
17868
35PAR20/H/F25-PQ1/
50PAR20/H/SP10
50PAR20/H/SP10
50PAR20H/FL25
50PAR20/H/FL25
MR
ConstantColor® Precise™ Cover Glass MR16
20
20
35
35
35
35
50
50
50
50
50
50
20858
20857
20864
20860
20859
41487
20872
20871
20867
20865
41488
41489
Q20MR16C/CG15ES
Q20MR16C/CG40BA
Q35MR16/C/CG12
Q35MR16C/CG20
Q35MR16C/CG40
Q35MR16C/CG40
Q50MR16C/CG15
Q50MR16C/CG25
Q50MR16C/CG40
Q50MR16C/CG55
Q50MR16C/CG15
Q50MR16C/CG40
12
12
12
12
12
24
12
12
12
12
24
24
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
5000
5000
5000
5000
5000
4000
6000
6000
6000
6000
4000
4000
2900
2900
3000
3000
3000
2950
3050
3050
3050
3050
2950
2950
3150
475
7500
3200
9000
920
8400
29000
1500
850
8400
1570
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
3000
5000
5000
5000
5000
6000
6000
6000
6000
6000
2900
2900
2900
3000
3000
3050
3050
3050
3050
3050
7400
3750
525
39000
1000
9100
3200
2500
17000
9000
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
20
20
20
20
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3000
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3000
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2300
1000
12500
4400
2050
150000
57000
26000
ConstantColor® Precise™ MR16
20
20
20
35
35
50
50
50
50
50
20816
20815
20814
20826
20825
20839
20835
20834
20833
20832
Q20MR16/C/VNSP7
Q20MR16/C/NSP15
Q20MR16C/FL40
Q35MR16/C/SP20
Q35MR16/C/FL40
Q50MR16/C/NSP15
Q50MR16/C/NFL25
Q50MR16C/NFL30
Q50MR16/C/FL40
Q50MR16/C/WFL55
Precise™ Cover Glass IR MR16
20
20
20
37
37
37
50
50
50
28709
28710
28718
16715
16716
16717
16718
16719
16720
Q20MR16/HIR/CG10
Q20MR16/HIR/CG25
Q20MR16/HIR/CG35
Q37MR16/HIR/CG10
Q37MR16/HIR/CG25
Q37MR16/HIR/CG40
Q50MR16/HIR/CG10
Q50MR16/HIR/CG25
Q50MR16/HIR/CG40
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