Warehouse Lighting-Related Energy Use Reduced by 87%

The lighting needs at the 460,000-square foot headquarters facility of Maines Paper and Food Service, Inc., a food distributor serving customers in 35 states, were recently re-evaulated. Like any large warehouse with 24x7 operations, this Conklin, NY facility bustles with activity across all shifts. Forklift operators zip back and forth through both ambient space and cold storage environments, which range from 70°F dry storage areas to 40°F refrigerated spaces to -20°F ice cream freezers. They rely on proper lighting to ensure safety and performance and until recently, the facility was illuminated with hundreds of 400W high-intensity discharge (HID) fixtures — a decade-old solution that resulted in under-lit spaces and poor-quality light.