Kroger shifts to energy-efficient lighting

Supermarket chain Kroger Co. has partnered with LSI Industries Inc. to retrofit 1,000 of its gas stations/convenience stores with more energy-efficient LED lighting.

The multiyear lighting project, which will replace traditional HID with LSI LED fixtures, is in line with Kroger Co.’s efforts to reduce cost and cut energy consumption, reported CSP Daily News.

According to Kroger, its sustainability initiative has already paid off with electricity saving of 2.3 billion KWh, equivalent to removing carbon emissions of 334,000 cars.

"Our improving Carbon Disclosure Project score and inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third consecutive year are important mile markers, but our work is only just beginning. We will continue to set and meet sustainability commitments for our customers, associates, communities and our planet," said Suzanne Lindsay-Walker, Kroger's director of sustainability, in an Indianapolis Star report.

LSI LED lights will also provide better light quality and higher color rendering index to Kroger’s c-store brands, which include Kwik Shop, Loaf N' Jug, Quik Stop Markets, Tom Thumb Food Stores, and Turkey Hill Minit Markets.

"We are thrilled to be working together with Kroger, based right here in Cincinnati, on this retrofit project,” said Shawn Toney, president of LSI Lighting Solutions.