David Shiller

  Across the United States, utilities are increasingly turning to large-load tariffs and special service agreements as they prepare for an unprecedented wave of data center development. In recent weeks, utility after utility has announced billions of dollars in projected ratepayer savings attributed to these arrangements. But how are utilities generating such substantial sums from [...]

  Loxone is positioning its smart home and building platform as an integrated automation environment in which lighting operates alongside shading, HVAC, energy management, access control, security and audio—not as a standalone connected-lighting application. The company’s central proposition is a building that anticipates occupant needs and manages routine functions automatically through one coordinated system. For [...]

  The national controversy surrounding Flock Safety’s automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras is reshaping the conversation about public-safety technology. It is no longer limited to whether police should deploy roadside cameras. The larger question is how ordinary municipal infrastructure—particularly streetlights—can become part of an always-connected vehicle surveillance network. That issue is directly relevant to [...]

  In June 2027, Dallas Market Center will bring architectural, commercial, and decorative residential lighting communities together through the overlapping schedules of ArchLIGHT Summit and Lightovation. ArchLIGHT Summit is scheduled for June 22–23, while Lightovation runs June 23–26, creating a connected, multi-day lighting experience for the design and specification community. The timing creates more than [...]

  Lighting is not a peripheral consideration in robotic machine vision—it is a core determinant of inspection accuracy, object-recognition reliability and production uptime. Camera performance and vision-algorithm results depend fundamentally on the quality, uniformity and controllability of illumination. Machine vision gives industrial robots the ability to perceive their operating environment, identify parts and features, and [...]

  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker officially signed the Dark Sky Act legislation (Senate Bill 3037) on August 7, 2026, with the law scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Key Provisions of the Law Sponsored by State Senator Laura Ellman (D-Naperville), the Dark Sky Act expands upon previous environmental legislation to mitigate statewide light pollution: Statewide Expansion: The [...]

  A new study of 7,704 employees at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center adds a significant data point to the ongoing return-to-office (RTO) debate—one with implications for lighting manufacturers, lighting design firms, agencies, rep firms, distributors and other organizations competing for specialized lighting talent. Researchers compared employee outcomes across fully remote, hybrid [...]

  There are different scales of battery energy storage systems (BESS): Utility Scale Commercial & Industrial Building Scale Residential Scale Utility Scale BESS U.S. utility-scale battery storage is expanding at an enormous pace, averaging 70% annual growth over the past three years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s preliminary generator inventory data. The country [...]

  I recently learned about a new type of software for lighting manufacturers that strattles many of the typically siloed configurators, CRMs, PIMs, spec sheet generators, AI analytics, branded portals for reps and specifiers, and product spec search. Electrify Connect is positioning itself as a unified software platform for lighting manufacturers seeking to modernize the [...]