Interfilm Holdings Inc. Recognized for Energy Efficiency Initiatives

NORTH AURORA, Ill.—As a result of light-related electricity reduction at its facility here, Interfilm Holdings Inc. has received Orion Energy Systems’ Environmental Stewardship Award. Orion presents the award to companies that achieve significant environmental benefits through the use of Orion’s energy-efficient products and systems.

Interfilm replaced 68 high-intensity discharge (HID) light fixtures with Orion’s Compact Modular, high-intensity fluorescent (HIF) lighting system. The company retrofitted almost the entire warehouse and machine area, a total of approximately 58,000 square feet, with the Orion system, according to plant manager Jeff Mitchell.

“There wasn’t a lot of light out there,” Mitchell said about the manufacturing area. “We were looking for something brighter and visually cleaner. And, because this new system will save on energy costs, the decision was easy.”

Because of the lighting change, Interfilm expects to cut its light-related electricity costs and consumption by 57 percent. The environmental benefit is reducing the amount of harmful, greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. The company is helping decrease CO2 emissions by 1,475 tons during the lifecycle of Orion’s high-efficiency fixtures. During that same period, it will reduce 6 tons of sulfur dioxide and 2 tons of nitrogen oxides, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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