NEMA has announced publication of a new whitepaper, LSD-54, developed by the Lamp Section, which reviews the beneficial characteristics of metal halide HID lighting, including high energy efficiency and viability in outdoor and other lighting applications. The paper argues for the inclusion of HID lamps in ENERGY STAR® requirements and for allocations of federal funding to help propel further research and development.
As described in LSD-54, other benefits of metal halide lighting include long lifetime, high maintained light levels, and the broadest ambient operating temperature range of any light source. In light of the attention given to solid state lighting, the section produced this paper to remind stakeholders that HID lighting remains an excellent choice for many lighting solutions.
The whitepaper may be downloaded at no charge here.
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