citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message orion energy systems inc. type public nyse mkt oesx industry lighting energy services founded plymouth wisconsin founder neal verfuerth and patrick trotter headquarters manitowoc wisconsin area served worldwide key people john scribante ceo mike potts president & coo slogan light years ahead tm energy.smarter . tm website http www.oesx.com orion energy systems inc. is an american power technology enterprise founded in plymouth wisconsin and currently headquartered in manitowoc wisconsin company description edit orion energy systems inc. designs manufactures and deploys energy management systems consisting primarily of high performance energy efficient lighting platforms intelligent wireless control systems and direct renewable solar technology for commercial and industrial customers without compromising their quantity or quality of light . orion revolutionized fluorescent lighting for commercial and industrial industries with the introduction of its fluorescent lighting platform in 2001 . the compact modular reduces light related electricity costs by 50 percent while increasing the quantity of light by 50 percent when replacing traditional high intensity discharge lighting which has been the industry standard since the early 1960s . since 2001 orion energy systems inc. has been issued 53 patents from the u.s. patent and trademark office with 23 patents pending . the company also provides energy management services including site assessment site field verification utility incentive and government subsidy management engineering design project management installation services and recycling in connection with its retrofit installations . it primarily sells its products directly to commercial and industrial customers and indirectly through their electrical contractors or distributors . history edit orion energy systems inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in manitowoc wisconsin . its initial public offering ipo occurred on december 18 2007 . orion has been awarded the wisconsin manufacturer of the year an unprecedented three consecutive times most recently in 2008 . in march 2009 president barack obama highlighted the company s innovative lighting systems in a policy speech about new energy technology and green collar jobs . 1 and on january 26 2011 visited orion energy systems the day after his state of the union address . references edit boston globe orion energy highlighted by president this wisconsin related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title orion energy systems & oldid 683681263 categories companies listed on nyse mktcompanies based in wisconsinmanitowoc county wisconsinwisconsin stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from october 2009all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 october 2015 at 20 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view