News Release

ATLANTA, Mar 15, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; "Company"), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, is pleased to introduce the OnePass(R) Extreme, a new offering in its RELOC(R) Wiring Solutions family that is positioned for extremely low and high temperature environments.

The OnePass Extreme modular wiring system provides the same plug-and-play installation, low maintenance and cost saving benefits of the traditional RELOC system. It is ideally suited for wiring lighting applications in facilities with long-term exposure to severe temperatures, such as warehouse coolers, freezers, food distribution buildings, and unheated spaces. OnePass Extreme can be used in applications with temperatures ranging from as low as -40^o Celsius / -40^o Fahrenheit to as high as 75^o Celsius / 167^o Fahrenheit. Normal thermoplastic high heat-resistant nylon-coated (THHN) wiring systems would break down and become brittle in those extreme temperature ranges. Like other OnePass products, OnePass Extreme is UL/CUL listed.

"RELOC has been helping our customers save time and money for over 30 years," says Tim Yount, Acuity Brands Lighting Director for RELOC. "With OnePass Extreme, we are responding to customers' requests to extend modular wiring solutions into applications with harsh temperature environments."

Acuity BrandsRELOC Wiring Solutions has been the leader in modular wiring since 1977. RELOC offers three unique wiring systems: Quick-Flex(R) wiring for recessed ceiling lighting applications, OnePass for open-ceiling installations and System 820 for specialty lighting and power applications.

For more information, please visit the Acuity Brands and RELOC websites and Acuity Brands' YouTube Channel. You can also become a fan of Acuity Brands and RELOC on Facebook.

About Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a North American market leader and one of the world's leading providers of luminaires, lighting control systems and related products and services with fiscal year 2010 net sales of over $1.6 billion. The Company's lighting and system control product lines include Lithonia Lighting(R), Holophane(R), Peerless(R), Mark Architectural Lighting(TM), Hydrel(R), American Electric Lighting(R), Gotham(R), Carandini(R), RELOC(R), Antique Street Lamps(TM), Tersen(R), Renaissance Lighting(R), Winona Lighting(R), Synergy(R) Lighting Controls, Sensor Switch(R), Lighting Control & Design(TM), DTL(R), ROAM(R) and Sunoptics(TM). Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,000 associates and has operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

SOURCE: Acuity Brands, Inc.

Acuity Brands, Inc.
Brigette Flood, 770-860-2674
brigette.flood@acuitybrands.com