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Operations
quires the utility to bring power to the site and an electrical
contractor to install an electrical distribution panel, meter
base, control panel, trenching, underground conduit, wire,
etc., " says Matt Ellenberger, vice president of sales and
marketing at Sol Inc., which specializes in solar-powered
lighting. " All of these things are avoided when solar lighting is chosen. "

Today, operators have access to vastly
better lighting options than the

Landscape Forms

incandescent bulb of old.

Light It Up

Could some aspect of your park or recreation center use a
little brightening up? Then look no further - here, we've
rounded up some of the top lighting companies offering
top-of-the-line lighting products.
Echelon Corporation
408.938.5200
www.echelon.com

Musco Lighting
800.825.6030
www.musco.com

Ephesus Lighting Inc.
315.579.2873
www.ephesuslighting.com

Schreder Lighting LLC
847.621.5130
www.schreder.com

Landscape Forms
800.430.6209
www.landscapeforms.com

Sol Inc.
800.959.1329
www.solarlighting.com

Lithonia Lighting
800.922.9641
www.lithonia.com

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Intelligent light controls are the icing on this efficiency
cake - " Many of our outdoor LED products have options
to order the product with motion sensors, photocontrols or
networked dimming, " Gibson says. " Utilizing lighting control options with outdoor LED lighting not only increases
the energy savings of the product, but also extends the life
of the fixture, because the LEDs run cooler and the lights
aren't on when they don't need to be. " Many lighting products arrive with such features built in, and some, like Musco
Lighting's sports lighting packages, include remote control
and custom functionalities as well. " In 1999, we introduced
our Control-Link system, allowing customers to control their
lights with our 24/7 call center, an easy-to-use website and a
web-enabled smartphone, " says Jeff Rogers, vice president of
developmental sales at Musco. " Through our website, customers are able to view their facility's energy usage, energy
saved by turning lights off before the scheduled time and real-time information on the status of the system. "
Lights to Suit Any Environment
Energy and cost savings are perhaps the greatest motivators of
those operators and maintenance personnel choosing LED or
solar lighting, but light pollution, durability and aesthetics are
also top concerns. Today's LED lighting choices can address
these factors, too, says Joyce Bates, senior marketing specialist
with Landscape Forms Inc. " Advances in LED energy efficiency, color and color rendering have made LED lighting a
viable solution for outdoor environments, " she says. " Wasted
energy and the negative visual and environmental impacts of
over-illumination associated with bright white light are driving the adoption of LEDs as an alternative... Most LEDs
dim over time - they do not abruptly burn out - allowing

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