Don Peifer posed this question in his recent column for LD+A: Does the hype surrounding LEDs match the reality? Or put another way: Is the battle over and have LEDs already won?
Read an excerpt here.
LightNOW’s take: LEDs are still only a tiny fraction of the total installed base but represent a large and growing portion of specifications in new construction. The vast majority of product development is focused on solid-state sources, with mature conventional lighting in technological (and now market) decline. LED still has plenty of room to grow as an illumination technology, with extraordinary new control capabilities; costs continue to decline. LED may not have won the war quite yet, but it’s clearly on a winning trajectory.
