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Product Monday: Cirrus Channel Suspension D1 by Edge Lighting
Edge Lighting’s Cirrus Channel Suspension D1 features a 4-in. square canopy and a direct 1-in. flat linear lens with 100-degree beam spread. The 85+ or 95+ CRI LED light source…
Jim Brodrick on Evaluating LED Luminaire Reliability
Republication of Postings from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solid-State Lighting Program by Jim Brodrick, SSL Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy Long lifetime ranks high on solid-state lighting’s…
GE Announces Lighting Institute Course Offering for 2015
GE recently announced for 2015 the public offered courses at the GE Lighting Institute at Nela Park in Cleveland, Ohio: 2/3-5 Fundamentals of Lighting – 1.5 CEU 2/17-19 Lighting Retrofits…
NEMA Publishes Standard for Harmonic Emission Limits and Related Power Quality Requirements
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,…
Kevin Willmorth Revisits 52 in 52
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.…
Product Monday: LED Pendants and Sconces by Winona
The Canoe LED Pendant and Sconce Collection from Winona Lighting features an elegant slim profile and even indirect illumination. The Canoe family is offered in three styles: vertical wall mount,…
DOE Releases Report on SSL Adoption in Museums
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…
LRC Examines Mogul Base LED Replacement Lamps, Authors New Report
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…
2015 Lighting for Tomorrow Competition Call for Submissions
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…
DOE Announces New Fluorescent Lamp Energy Standards
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…
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