Expansion of GE LED Cove Lighting System Promotes More LED Conversions

CLEVELAND--(Business Wire)--
Expanded color options in GE Consumer & Industrial`s GE LED Cove Lighting System
product line make it easier than ever for casinos, hotels, resorts, commercial
retail operations and residential applications with extended operations to stop
wasteful spending on energy and maintenance.

At 25 times the life of halogen, the new 4100K GE LED Cove Lighting System
provides 320 lumens per foot and consumes just 6.5 watts of energy. It delivers
excellent brightness and significant energy savings-a 78 percent reduction
compared with a 30 watts-per-foot halogen system.

"The use of GE LED lighting systems in coves has become an irresistible
proposition for businesses," says Gus Lanese, manager of growth initiatives, GE
Consumer & Industrial. "When you run lights continuously, you ought to be using
reliable, long-life LED systems that don`t run up the energy bill. Paybacks
based on the cost of the product and comparative energy and maintenance costs
will invariably show that the GE LED Cove lighting system is preferable to
halogen systems."

Rated for 50,000 hours and capable of running continuously for more than five
years, the GE LED Cove Lighting System incorporates the energy efficiency and
long life of GE-quality LED technology. The GE LED Cove Lighting System now
offers a 10-foot leader cable in addition to a 40-foot cable. The new shorter
cable reduces wasted material and can reduce an end-user`s cabling costs by as
much as 33 percent in some applications. In addition to adding more lumens, the
new 4100K GE LED Cove Lighting System now offers a 10-percent higher
color-rendering index of 77. The system contains no lead, mercury or glass and
is RoHS compliant.

Users of the GE LED Cove Lighting System can:

* Eliminate light-quality inconsistencies from incorrect color temperatures or
differing brightness levels in replacement lamps;
* Avoid "socket shadows" thanks to a 120-degree uniform beam pattern that
produces a bright and even warm-white light;
* Dim the lighting with an electronic low-voltage (ELV) reverse phase control
dimmer; and
* Reduce the hassle and expense of labor, material and disposal costs associated
with traditional lamp replacement.

The GE LED Cove Lighting System offers easy-to-use mounting tracks and fewer
system components for quick and simple assembly on-site. The one-foot LED
fixture lengths provide better lighting around curves and corners, and jumper
cables make it easy to work around angles. The low-voltage, Class II power
supply is integrated in each fixture to enable long runs of up to 200 feet per
120-volt power input.

Using GE LED lighting systems for cove lighting also allows customers to
positively impact their company`s brand image with better lighting consistency
and control.

About GE Consumer & Industrial

GE Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major
appliances, lighting and integrated industrial equipment, systems and services.
Providing solutions for commercial, industrial and residential use in more than
100 countries, GE Consumer & Industrial uses innovative technologies and
ecomaginationSM, a GE initiative to aggressively bring to market new
technologies that help customers and consumers meet pressing environmental
challenges, to deliver comfort, convenience and electrical protection and
control. General Electric (NYSE: GE), imagination at work, sells products under
the Monogram, Profile, GE, Hotpoint, SmartWater, Reveal and Energy Smart
consumer brands, and Entellisys, Tetra, Vio and Immersion commercial brands. For
more information, consumers may visit www.ge.com.

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David Schuellerman, 216-266-9702
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