# Current Lighting Solutions

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{{Short description|GE subsidiary}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Current Lighting Solutions, LLC
| logo = Current-logo.png
| type = [Subsidiary](/source/Subsidiary)
| founded = {{Start date and age|2015|10|7}}<br>[Boston](/source/Boston), Massachusetts, U.S.
| location_city = [Greenville, South Carolina](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina), U.S.
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Steve Harris ([CEO](/source/Chief_Executive_Officer))
| industry = [Engineering](/source/Engineering)
| products = 
| owner = 
| num_employees = 
| parent = [American Industrial Partners](/source/American_Industrial_Partners)
| website = {{URL|https://www.currentlighting.com}}
}}
'''Current Lighting Solutions, LLC''' (formerly named '''Current, powered by GE''' and '''GE Current, a Daintree company''') is an American company that sells [energy management system](/source/energy_management_system_(building_management))s and commercial and industrial lighting. It is headquartered in [Greenville, South Carolina](/source/Greenville%2C_South_Carolina).

==History==
Current was established by [General Electric](/source/General_Electric) on October 7, 2015, as a [startup subsidiary](/source/Startup_company).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2015/10/07/ge-current/|title=GE's new Current gives the Internet of Things a jolt of energy|date=October 7, 2015|website=[Fortune](/source/Fortune_(magazine))|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/interview/2447002/could-ges-new-start-up-current-have-the-power-to-transform-the-energy-market|title=Could GE's new start-up Current have the power to transform the energy market?|publisher=[BusinessGreen](/source/BusinessGreen)|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref> It began with more than $1 billion of revenue and expected to grow to a $5 billion business by 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyse.com/network/article/nyse-current-by-ge|title=Current by Powered GE|publisher=New York Stock Exchange|first=Dan|last=Sampson|access-date=August 15, 2016|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817025550/https://www.nyse.com/network/article/nyse-current-by-ge|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 21, 2016, Current acquired the building automation company [Daintree Networks](/source/Daintree_Networks) for $77 million, planning to combine Daintree's open-standard [wireless network](/source/wireless_network) with GE's open source platform [Predix](/source/Predix_(software)) to offer a new energy management system to businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/GEs-Current-Buys-Networked-Lighting-Firm-Daintree-Networks-for-77M|title=GE's Current Buys Networked Lighting Firm Daintree Networks for $77M|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

On November 6, 2018, GE announced that it would sell Current to the US private equity firm [American Industrial Partners](/source/American_Industrial_Partners). Under the terms of the sale, AIP will maintain use of the GE brand. The deal was concluded in April 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ge.com/reports/ge-sell-current-intelligent-environments-unit-american-industrial-partners/|title=GE To Sell Current, Its Intelligent Environments Unit, To American Industrial Partners|first=Tomas|last=Kellner|date=November 6, 2018|website=GE Reports}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181106005464/en/American-Industrial-Partners-Acquire-Current-powered-GE|title=Business Wire|website=www.businesswire.com|date=November 6, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190402005341/en/American-Industrial-Partners-Completes-Acquisition-Current-powered|title=American Industrial Partners Completes Acquisition of Current, powered by GE|date=April 2, 2019|website=www.businesswire.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanindustrial.com/2019/04/01/american-industrial-partners-completes-acquisition-of-current-powered-by-ge/|title=American Industrial Partners Completes Acquisition of Current, powered by GE|last=AIP|access-date=April 4, 2019|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404130921/https://www.americanindustrial.com/2019/04/01/american-industrial-partners-completes-acquisition-of-current-powered-by-ge/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On June 20, 2022, the company announced that it would rebrand from GE Current to Current Lighting Solutions following the acquisition of [Hubbell](/source/Hubbell_Incorporated)’s Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Lighting business.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.currentlighting.com/newsroom/current-launches-new-brand-identity-capture-expanded-companys-customer-centric-focus | title=Current™ Launches New Brand Identity to Capture the Expanded Company's Customer-Centric Focus &#124; Current }}</ref> Current's HLI Brands at [https://www.CurrentLighting.com CurrentLighting.com] were formerly part of Hubbell Lighting, while its GLI Brands at [https://www.LED.com LED.com] were formerly part of GE Current.<ref>{{cite web |date= June 27, 2022 |title=Making Sense of the Recent Current™ Rebranding |url=https://inside.lighting/news/22-06/making-sense-recent-current-rebranding |website=inside.lighting |location=Atlanta |publisher=Inside Lighting |access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Clayton |date=June 19, 2023 |title=Current going strong after merger |url=https://www.adhq.com/about/ad-news/current-going-strong-after-merger |website=adhq.com |location=Wayne |publisher=Affiliated Distributors |access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Discover Current |url=https://www.led.com/discover |website=LED.com |location=Mayfield Heights |publisher=Current |access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref>

The company appointed Steve Harris as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding interim CEO Bill Tolley, on May 30, 2023.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}

== Projects ==
Current has worked or partnered with companies such as [Hilton](/source/Hilton_Worldwide), [Simon Properties](/source/Simon_Property_Group), the City of [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), [AT&T](/source/AT%26T), [Intel](/source/Intel), and [Qualcomm](/source/Qualcomm).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.currentbyge.com/partnerships/|title=Partnerships that Power Progress|last=GE|first=Current, powered by|website=www.currentbyge.com|access-date=September 13, 2016|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919063359/http://www.currentbyge.com/partnerships/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Within the first 5 months of its existence, Current secured the world's largest LED installation with [JPMorgan Chase](/source/JPMorgan_Chase).<ref name="wsj">{{Cite web|url=http://www.currentbyge.com/approach/|title=Our Approach|last=GE|first=Current, powered by|website=www.currentbyge.com|access-date=September 13, 2016|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917141942/http://www.currentbyge.com/approach/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under the deal, Current will replace 1.4 million existing lights at 5,000 of JPMorgan Chase's bank branches with [LED lighting](/source/LED_lighting). The replacement is expected to reduce the lighting-related energy used at these branches by 50 percent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ge-strikes-deal-to-install-led-lighting-at-5-000-j-p-morgan-bank-branches-1455836163|title=GE Strikes Deal to Install LED Lighting at 5,000 J.P. Morgan Bank Branches|last=Mann|first=Ted|date=February 18, 2016|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=September 1, 2016}}</ref>

For the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Current provided 200,000 energy-efficient lights at more than 40 Olympic venues (over 46 million square feet in total), reducing 50 percent of the energy costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hub.currentbyge.com/h/i/279111798-rio-2016-current-lights-up-the-olympic-games-infographic/271938|title=Current Lights Up the Olympic Games|website=Current, powered by GE}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.led.com Official website for Current's GLI Brands]
*[https://www.currentlighting.com Official website for Current's HLI Brands]

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Category:2015 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:2019 mergers and acquisitions

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