Wal-Mart has announced a number of plans , they will purchase energy-efficient LED ceiling lamps, used in the U.S. newly opened shopping malls, major stores in Asia and Latin America as well as Britain's ASDA supermarket ( Wal-Mart business unit in the UK ) . So far, this is the biggest LED lighting products procurement transactions between Wal-Mart and GE.
"Compared with the past, the use of the store lighting sources , new fixtures will save 40% of energy consumption, will further help Wal-Mart achieve the Group's 2020 electricity consumption in each building (in kWh per square foot , kWh ) 20% reduction target.
In each building , the illuminated area of ??the main sales floor area of about 90% of the total lighting ; only in the United States , the implementation of this initiative can help to reduce energy consumption in each store more than 5% . The purchase of lamp life longer than conventional lighting devices , which can significantly reduce maintenance costs.
Installation of new LED ceiling lights work this month from Wal-Mart 's UK supermarket ASDA start . Listed below are only 2014 , Wal-Mart and GE predicted new stores and lighting energy consumption compared with the previous total energy savings from the lighting device :
Brazil: 30 renovation stores ; saving 41% of energy.
Central America: 10 new stores ; savings of 54% -59 % of energy.
China : 24 new stores ; 16 renovation stores ; saving 42% of energy.
Mexico: 37 new stores ; saving 45% of energy.
UK: 10 new stores ; savings of 45% -51 % of energy.
United States: 30 new stores ; saving 15% of energy.
