Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Nally Lexus in Georgia Completes LED Parking Garage LED Retrofit

Albuquerque, New Mexico. December 14, 2010—Qnuru™, the premier provider of energy-efficient digital lighting solutions, today announced that it has upgraded 70 1000-watt metal halide exterior lights at Nalley Lexus of Roswell, GA with its 144 watt Vector™ LED bulbs.  Installed in October 2010, Qnuru’s LED retrofit has reduced the dealership’s exterior-lighting expenses by 86.6% while increasing its lumen output by 19% compared to their metal halide predecessors.  Nalley Lexus of Roswell is part of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG; www.asburyauto.com), one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S. 

“Auto dealers want to focus on satisfying customers, not worrying about burned-out light bulbs,” said George Karolis, vice president of corporate development and real estate at Asbury Automotive Group.  “I believe every automotive dealer confronts the same set of challenges with their lighting infrastructure—it consumes too much electricity, the bulbs burn out frequently and the quality of the light is poor given the amount of energy used.

Qnuru retrofitted Nalley Lexus of Roswell’s exterior pole-mounted parking lot lights with its 144 watt Vector Pecos bulb.  Designed to replace energy intensive 750-1000 watt high intensity discharge lamps, the Pecos bulb offers an even photometric footprint, daylight-quality light (CRI of 74.8) and instant on capabilities.  The Pecos bulbs are based on high bin Cree LEDS (Nasdaq: CREE) which have a rated life of 50,000 hours and come with Qnuru’s 5-year warranty, independent LM79 verification, and are ETL-Classified in the U.S. and Canada.

“Auto dealers are important business beacons within their communities,” said Rhonda Dibachi, President and CEO of Qnuru.  “Nalley Lexus of Roswell’s adoption of energy-efficient LED technology is a great illustration of leadership by example.  LED lighting solutions help businesses lower their carbon footprint as well as reduce their operating costs.  In a world filled with difficult tradeoffs, LED lighting is a rare win-win for both the environment and business owners.”

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