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RIPON—As part of a larger plan, Ripon Printers changed 137 400-watt metal halide fixtures to T8 fluorescents from Orion Energy Services. This cut power usage by 53 percent in the bindery and mailing departments and earned Ripon the Orion Environmental Stewardship Award. A rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture helped fund the retrofit.