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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) just released a report that details the savings gained from switching over to energy efficient LED lighting by the U.S. market. The report, entitled Adoption of Light-Emitting Diodes in Common Lighting Applications, breaks down the 2012 cost savings of the following categories of lighting. Indoor lamps (residential) Indoor luminaires [...]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) distributed the latest draft of their ENERGY STAR® Lamps Version 1 program specifications. The new specification, in development since mid- 2011, is intended to replace the existing CFL and LED ENERGY STAR program specifications. Draft 4 includes a number of changes from the previous draft: Updated definitions [...]

Here’s a quick follow-up to my blog from earlier this month on the CEC’s proposed voluntary LED lamp spec. The main purpose of the spec is to provide performance requirements for any future utility rebate programs. (See: Rebates for Consumer-Friendly LED Light Bulbs Coming Our Way?) Materials from the October 11th workshop were recently posted. [...]

Consumer rebate programs for products using new efficient technologies don’t guarantee market transformation. A good example of this is the low adoption rate of disappointing CFL light bulbs in California since the early 1990s, when the state’s utilities introduced their first CFL rebate programs. To prevent history from repeating itself, the California Energy Commission (CEC) [...]