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DOE Publishes Recommendations for Rating LED Product Life

Craig DiLouie July 19, 2010

The Department of Energy has published a new guide, LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting, which provides an important first step toward consistent, industry-wide understanding of LED fixture lifetime.

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