Vigor Industrial sees the light, adds $850K LED upgrade to Swan Island yard

The arrival of Vigor Industrial’s 960-foot drydock created quite a stir when it arrived last August, but a less-noticed investment promises impressive returns for the Portland-based ship building and repair giant.

Vigor completed an $850,000 lighting upgrade in December at its Swan Island yard.

Financed in part by the Energy Trust of Oregon, the project replaced more than 1,000 older fixtures with energy-efficient LED ones to address safety concerns for its graveyard and swing shifts.

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