Wal-Mart and GE Adopt Energy-Saving LED

On April 11, “We have been striving to find and expand cost-effective, high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting solutions. Now, in collaboration with GE, this will pave the way for this solution to become the mainstream solution for retail. "Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., said," LED has become an integral part of the energy-saving model used in our stores, and plays a key role in our overall goal of sustainable development. Equally important is that the energy costs saved through these innovative initiatives will help us keep prices low and benefit our customers."

In each building, the lighting area of ​​the main sales floor accounts for about 90% of the total lighting area; in the United States alone, this implementation of the measures can help each store to reduce energy consumption by more than 5%. The lamps purchased here last longer than traditional lighting fixtures, which can also significantly reduce maintenance costs.

The installation of GE's new LED ceiling lights will begin this month with Wal-Mart’s British ASDA supermarket. The following is a list of the lighting energy consumption savings for new stores as predicted by Wal-Mart and GE in 2014 compared to the total energy consumption of previous lighting fixtures:

Brazil: 30 remodeling stores; 41% energy savings.

Central America: 10 new stores; savings of 54% to 59% of energy consumption.

China: 24 new stores, 16 remodeling stores; saving 42% of energy consumption.

Mexico: 37 new stores; 45% energy savings.

United Kingdom: 10 new stores; save 45% to 51% of energy consumption.

United States: 30 new stores; save 15% of energy consumption.

“We have established a successful and long-term relationship with Walmart and strengthened our joint efforts in environmental protection.” GE President and CEO Jeff Immelt pointed out, “In the retail industry, Wal-Mart is a leader in the pursuit of energy efficiency. The company’s emphasis on energy saving has enabled the company to save a lot of electricity costs. We value the long-term relationship with Wal-Mart and are very proud to work with them to help them reduce their environmental impact.”

Wal-Mart and GE have a long history of cooperation. Both sides have jointly developed a variety of lighting products to meet the needs of Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart pioneered the use of LED systems in retail environments and began using LED signs as early as 2003. In 2005, Wal-Mart partnered with GE to launch the LED Freezer program, the first ever. In addition, Wal-Mart stores in the United States and overseas opened parking lots are also the first to adopt LED lamps in the industry.

The use of LED Ceiling Lighting in stores in the United States is expected to save 340,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per store, equivalent to a savings of more than $34,000 per store per year (calculated at 10.13 cents/kWh). In the next two years, Wal-Mart will install GE's new LED ceiling lights in its 200 new stores, which can save a total of 620 million kilowatt hours of electricity in the next 10 years; Wal-Mart plans to provide cost savings through its low-cost efforts every day. To customers.

The estimated energy savings in the next decade will be equivalent to 327,360 metric tons of carbon dioxide emission reductions; or more than 68,000 vehicles annually; or the total energy consumption of nearly 30,000 U.S. households in a year.

In October 2013, Wal-Mart opened its first full-LED lighting shopping mall in Kyriet, Southern Ohio. Later, based on the effectiveness of the pilot program at the mall, the company decided to fully install GE's LED lighting products. Through this pilot program, Wal-Mart measured the quality and performance of GE lighting products and determined the return on investment in buying LEDs. The company will use GE's various lighting technologies in stores and will use Lumination IS lamps as the main ceiling lighting device. These fixtures are also part of GE's "Green Ideas" program, which GE is committed to introducing technology solutions that save money and reduce environmental impact.

Wal-Mart’s addition of LED lighting to its stores around the world has provided support for the company’s more ambitious energy-saving goals. As another example, Wal-Mart has launched a plan to replace existing T5 fluorescents in its distribution center network with LEDs. With this move, combined with the installation of more energy-efficient liquid circulation pumps for some of the refrigeration systems, Wal-Mart reduced its electricity consumption by more than 30 million kWh, saving more than $2 million in overhead. The full replacement of the LED in the distribution center network is expected to be completed in 2016. Wal-Mart announced several plans to purchase energy-saving LED ceiling fixtures for new shopping malls in the United States, major stores in Asia and Latin America, and ASDA supermarkets in the UK (Walmart's business units in the UK). Compared with lighting sources used in stores, the new luminaires will save 40% in energy consumption and will further help Wal-Mart achieve the electricity consumption per square foot of each building of the Group by 2020 (in kWh). Reduce the goal by 20%. So far, this is the largest purchase of LED lighting products between Wal-Mart and GE. It is also the latest model for Wal-Mart and GE to seek and expand innovative and energy-efficient lighting solutions.