What does “Made in the U.S.A.” really mean? At U.S. Outdoor Lighting, it’s more than just meeting BAA and BABA requirements. It’s about doing the work right here at home. Our products are designed, built, and assembled in our Southern California factory by workers who take pride in what they make and stand behind it every day.

To us, it means steady, good-paying jobs that help families build a life. The kind of jobs that put food on the table, help folks buy their first home, send their kids to college, and keep local communities strong. When you choose American-made lighting, you’re supporting skilled tradespeople, machinists, engineers, and production teams who show up every day ready to get the job done.

It also means being the kind of company people can count on. When you call, a real person answers the phone. When you need a quote, we get it to you fast. When we promise a ship date, we work hard to hit it. And when our lighting goes out the door, it’s built with quality, durability, and ready to perform, because our name and our reputation are on every product.

As our nation approaches a historic anniversary milestone, we’re proud to celebrate it in the way we know best, by lighting the communities that make this country strong. From Main Streets to town squares and the places where our neighbors gather, U.S. Outdoor Lighting is proud to be Illuminating America’s 250th.

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Our new branding reflects who we are today, a company that is committed to crafting high-quality architectural lighting across the spectrum of outdoor lighting applications.

We’ve retooled the way we do business, bringing in new brands that aren’t just add-ons, they’re the new building blocks of who we are. Each one giving us more to offer and more ways to serve,

This update is part of a bigger plan to re-engineer the company to compete in today’s marketplace. We’ve invested significantly to modernize the U.S. Outdoor Lighting customer experience improving both responsiveness and flexibility. We’re focused on giving our customers what they need, when they need it, whether it’s through our BABA compliant products, the launch of a cost-effective product line, our move into sports lighting, or the continued effectiveness of our sales and customer service teams.

We have 40+ years under our belt, but this next chapter is built to take us even further. We believe that by honoring our legacy and pushing forward with purpose, we will be your go-to source for professional outdoor lighting for years to come.

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New York City, NY – While attending LEDucation 2025, EdisonReport’s Randy Reid sat down with Matthew Bindel of U.S. Outdoor Lighting to discuss a range of topics—from wildfires to economic pressures and product innovation. Bindel, based in Southern California, spoke candidly about the effects of recent wildfires on the Los Angeles area.

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Sun Valley and US Arch Lighting have a 4 STEP process to design your outdoor lighting called SAS POP where:

SA stands for Style of Architectural

S stands for Sparkle Bling

P stands for Proportion which you can think of as Scale and

OP stands for Optical Performance

Let’s go thru these one at a time. First, select the style from your architecture Super important step that Connects the fixture appearance (Day-form) to your site and its architectural elements, for example select:

• Neoclassical
• Victorian
• American Traditional
• Contemporary
• Transitional
• Modern

We have a product for your Architectural Style.

Second: Sparkle or Bling: ie Select whether you are looking for Jewelry as a focal point that draws attention like a diamond necklace on a model or would you prefer to add Make-Up that blends-in and disappears, enhancing your site but not drawing attention to itself?

Third: P Proportion or Scale You will want to carry your design elements through as you move away from the site and as you increase elevation. Think wall mounted sconces on the building, bollards along your approach pathway and the path of egress, pedestrian scale post tops on the campus and large formatted scale for your parking lots.

Ask yourself, Do the products that you select offer you the flexibility for proper proportion?

Fourth OP Optical Performance

Also known as your Night scape Performance

• High performance photometrics in your luminaires offer high efficiency which lowers both operational cost as well as installation cost, because fewer light points and poles may be required
• Hi performance also means glare control for visual comfort so your nighttime occupants feel safe and comfortable, not in the dark nor blinded
• Select luminaires with multiple Distribution Patterns for all types of applications and the Flexibility of Field rotatable optics
• And Last, Be certain that your photometric options include Uplight and back light control for your most stringent site requirements.

Enhanced Architectural impact, Improved Safety, Beautiful nightscapes and Efficiency

That’s the Power of SAS POP.

Talk to Your US Arch, Sun Valley sales representative today.

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Transient voltage is a surge or spike that has a huge destructive impact upon LED lighting systems. It wears out LED drivers and distribution panels prematurely and increases service interruptions. Beyond material damage to the luminaires, transient voltage caused by lightning, for example, can trigger or break protective devices in the circuit boards of lighting distribution panels.

Public lighting installations are exposed to the elements and located where continuity of service is essential. It is essential that these installations are protected against lightning and transient voltage.

Investing in the protection of a surge protector can extend luminaire lifetime, improve public services, and greatly reduce overall operating and infrastructure costs.

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Seattle, Wash. – When Seattle City Light completed their pilot program to improve customer safety, reduce carbon emissions and conserve resources by testing LED streetlight fixtures in Seattle’s Windermere neighborhood, they found one clear winner, Sun Valley Lighting’s LCC luminaire.

Seattle City Light is the longest running residential and business conservation program in the country, whose main focus is on providing affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible energy services to power the homes, businesses, and communities it serves. Their five-year pilot study found that Sun Valley’s LEDs not only fit their criteria, but outperformed the competition.

Sun Valley’s Lighting’s LCC luminaire was selected because its gothic style complemented the aesthetic of the area, superior lighting control and last, but definitely not the least, the reliability and trustworthiness of the manufacturer.

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Palmdale, Calif. – U.S. Architectural Lighting and Sun Valley Lighting brands are delighted to announce today that our new state-of-the art powder coat line is now operational in our Palmdale facility.

This new equipment provides a completely green operation, meaning that the wash system is completely self-contained. No effluent is discharged and nothing goes into the drains. The U.S. Outdoor Lighting and Sun Valley teams are committed to the environment and this is the first major investment to support that commitment.

Not only does this modern equipment enable a world class operation, it improves our responsiveness and enables even shorter lead times. And, of course, our powder coat is warranted for 5 years.

Please consider visiting our facility to see this process in operation, our next Rep and Specifier Event will be in early April 2025.

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