Tag: Brian Kline

Michigan Has Money for High Efficiency LED Conversions

Reliable Electric’s Brian Kline tells Billboard Insider that  now is the time to convert your old lights to high efficiency LED’s, especially if you live in Michigan. What’s the program Brian? This year brings an opportunity for billboard operators in Michigan. Reliable Electric Products Company and Consumer’s Energy have partnered […]

High efficiency lighting retrofits still make sense

Last week Herring Outdoor founder Mark Herring told Billboard Insider he’s upgrading his plant to high efficiency light fixtures: In cap ex, we have continued to upgrade our light fixtures to Holophane LED fixtures.  We tried other brands but Holophane/PanelVue HID’s won in the end.  Also, upgrading our safety features […]

Brian Kline On Efficient Static Billboard Lights

Billboard Insider talked with Reliable Electric General Manager Brian Kline to get an update on high efficiency billboard lights. How did Covid impact Reliable? Thanks for asking Dave. We have been fortunate at Reliable. Early on, Covid slowed down the progress of quite a few conversion projects. As time passed, […]

Brian Kline: We Can Light Any Size Wall With LED

Reliable Electric announced a fall protection rebate program and a revised safety website this week.   Insider talked with Brian Kline for an update. What’s new at Reliable Electric? Appreciate you asking Dave. 2020 has most certainly been a challenging year for us all in the industry. Business is certainly improving […]

A Successful Lighting Retrofit

Want to earn a return of 16-44%/year on your money?  Retrofit your holophane billboard lights to high efficiency LED’s.  Insider has achieved a 37% return on capital and a 44% return on capital by retrofitting billboards to high efficiency lights. This summer Insider converted 3 two sided billboard structures to […]

Cutting Out of Home Utility Costs

Insider moderated a panel on cutting out of home utility costs at last week’s IBOUSA show.  Brian Kline of Reliable Electric and PJ Pedroni of Smartlink participated in the discussion.   Here’s a summary. What are the benefits of installing high efficiency LED’s High efficiency lights use 70-80% less power. Significantly […]

Saving Money with High Efficiency Lights

Insider talked with Jason Repak Sales Manager of Acuity Brands, Holophane channel, about high efficiency LED lights at the OAAA 2019 show.   You’re leaving money on the table if you are not replacing your old HID lights with high efficiency LED’s.  Insider recommends Brian Kline of Reliable Electric as […]

Lighting retrofit generates 37% return on investment

Want to generate a 37% return on investment, risk-free?  Replace your old HID billboard lights with high efficiency LED lights.  Insider achieved a 37% return on investment by replacing 6 old HID lights on this Clear Lake, Iowa billboard with new high efficiency Holophane LED lights from Reliable Electric.  Look […]

Rebates for LED Lighting or Solar Billboards

Want to find out if your utility or state government provides rebates for LED billboard lights or solar billboard lights.  Insider thanks Brian Kline of Reliable Electric Products for calling attention to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency.  The website has a searchable map which shows what […]