GE Consumer & Industrial announces that Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., has replaced approximately 12,000 standard incandescent and halogen lights in more than 150 Red Robin® restaurant locations in the U.S. with new, more efficient 7-watt GE light emitting diode (LED) PAR 20 flood and spot lights.

Red Robin is using the GE LED lights for general down lighting applications that require a high quality of light, measured as lamp-to-lamp white LED color consistency.

As of July 2009, it is the largest application of GEs 7-watt LED PAR lamp in a restaurant setting.

The switch helps preserve the ambiance of Red Robin® restaurants and customers ultimate comfort while supporting Red Robins initiatives targeted at saving several hundred thousand dollars annually in lighting energy costs over the life of the new LED lights. (less info)