Case Study
Briarwood Ford
Briarwood Ford Background Steve Whitener of Briarwood Ford in Saline, Michigan needed to ?nd ways to make his dealership’s parking lot lighting more energy e?cient. After a thorough analysis of the lot space and existing layout, CGE Energy developed a plan to replace the lot’s outdated and ine?cient metal halide ?xtures with industry- leading Cree® Edge HO LED ?xtures specially designed for auto dealers. CGE Energy was able to improve the visual appearance of the lot signi?cantly while reducing energy use by 66%. The number of ?xtures dropped from 130 to only 74, and with Cree® LEDs, light is focused on the cars and not wasted in the street or sky. With the light uniformly spread throughout the lot, Briarwood’s nighttime lighting now has a more true-to life color rendering, so everything u