Craig DiLouie

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C82.77-10-2014 American National Standard for Lighting Equipment—Harmonic Emission Limits—Related Power Quality Requirements. This standard specifies harmonic limits, their methods of measurement, and power factor for lighting equipment. With the increased use of sensitive electronic equipment, harmonic distortion on power lines is an ever-increasing issue for residential, [...]

In 2010, Kevin Willmorth embarked on an extraordinary task–create 52 LED lighting products in 52 weeks. In honor of 2015 being the International Year of Light, he’s doing it again. Check out his interesting creations here.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new GATEWAY report that summarizes the results of a survey regarding conversions to solid-state lighting in museums. The survey was sent to members of the museum community who had requested a copy of “The Guidelines for Assessing Solid-State Lighting for Museums,” the pivotal resource co-authored by [...]

HID lamps represent 2% of all installed lamps but 26% of national lighting energy consumption. Mogul-base LED replacement lamps are now being marketed as energy-saving equivalents. In response to a need to objectively evaluate available options, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute began characterizing the market for and performance testing of mogul-base [...]

Lighting for Tomorrow, the energy-efficient residential lighting product awards competition, is now accepting submissions. This includes energy-efficient lamps and luminaires as well as controls. The deadline for Intent to Submit is April 24, 2015. For complete guidelines and rules, click here. Winners will be announced during an award ceremony at the ALA Conference in October [...]

On the last day of 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) completed new standards for general-service fluorescent lamps. You can see the complete regulations here. After a first read-through, the regulations appear to strengthen existing lamp standards with a majority of covered lamp types. I’m currently working on a detailed write-up of the new standards, [...]

The APlus product line, which includes the APlus WhiteLight and the dim-to-warm APlus Sunset, provide LED combination downlight/wallwashers. The APlus product line is powered by Cree’s diffuse dome LED module (90+ CRI). Downlight reflectors provide a wide distribution with a 0.9 spacing ratio, a 40° shielding angle and low brightness at normal viewing angles. The [...]

On December 19, President Obama signed the Tax Increase Prevention Act, which contains extenders of 50+ tax relief provisions. Of particular interest in the lighting industry is a one-year extension of 179D, the Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction. This is an accelerated tax deduction rewarding investment in energy-efficient building property, notably interior lighting systems. The law [...]

LightShow West, the west coast-based lighting show, will take place October 21 and 22, 2015 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. LightShow has issued a call for speakers for their 2015 event. Proposals are due February 27, 2015. Click here to learn more.