AT&T has entered into a collaboration with GE to switch to energy-efficient LED Signage. With a switch to GE Tetra LED lighting system, a product of ecomaginationSM from lumination, AT&T expects to save more than 5.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year and eliminate 3,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
Over the last few years, AT&T re-branding efforts across the country included a redesign of its logo that necessitated the replacement of 7,000 channel letter signs on more than 6,500 of its office buildings and retail locations.
The company said that GE LEDs are up to 80% more energy efficient than commonly used neon. In total approximately 2.6 million GE LEDs replaced the neon that is often used in small-building signs and linear fluorescent lighting.
Eric Stevenson, global product manager – signage of GE, said: “The energy-savings differential is significant but it’s often the maintenance savings that seals the deal. Our GE Tetra LED system with a 50,000-hour rated life eclipses the life of incumbent fluorescent systems by more than three years. Our LED system virtually eliminates the problem of burned out signs, which is common for both neon and fluorescent systems.”
AT&T has recently announced plans to invest up to $565m as part of its long-term strategy to deploy more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years. It has also has begun to use alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power.
