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Attachment 3 <br /> 7.1.A. - Page 21 Am eri c an <br /> E l ec tric <br /> Lighting <br /> An AcuityBrands Company <br /> 11/8/2013 <br /> Chip Richards <br /> American Electric Lighting <br /> 1025 Hampshire Street, Unit C <br /> San Francisco, CA 94110 <br /> (408) 318 -4639 <br /> Chip .richardsPacuitybrands.com <br /> City of Redwood City <br /> Attn: Adrian Lee <br /> 1400 Broadway Street <br /> Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> bp <br /> Mr. Lee, c <br /> On behalf of all American Electric Lighting employees, I would like to thank you for <br /> the opportunity to provide this proposal to the City of Redwood City. American <br /> Electric Lighting (AEL) is an American based lighting company with a 60+ year history <br /> ro <br /> of producing luminaires specifically for roadway applications. Over the years, we <br /> have produced many different fixtures, using various lighting technologies. In the <br /> last decade, the advancements in LED lighting technologies have provided <br /> efficiencies significantly beyond any other. These efficiencies, combined with <br /> extremely long life, makes LED Street lighting an excellent contributing project <br /> toward Redwood City's Climate Action Plan. <br /> We have proudly installed over 200 LED street lighting fixtures in Redwood City <br /> (Veteran's Blvd, 'Motor City', East Bayshore Road, and the Main Library), with an <br /> average of 45% energy savings. These fixtures installed in 2012 have a 100,000 hour <br /> rated life. Assuming 11 hours of operation /day, these fixtures will be in operation in <br /> 2037. The LED light also provides exceptionally crisp, white light providing superior <br /> color rendering. <br /> AEL is a part of the Acuity Brands Corporation. Acuity Brands is a publicly traded <br /> company (NYSE:AYI), with over $1.9 billion in annual sales worldwide (2012). Acuity <br /> Brands is headquartered in Conyers, Georgia and owns other well -known brands <br /> such as Lithonia, Holophane, and Dark to Light (DTL). Our shared resources allow us <br /> to provide our clients with best -in- market product performance, continuing <br />