Hubbell Lighting recently announced a new program focused on accelerating the adoption of energy-efficient lighting and controls. Called “createchange,” the initiative helps end-users see through and beyond what many find as an uncertain process to envision what the impact of energy-efficient retrofit solutions look like at their facilities, including a comprehensive suite of tools and [...]

The Lighting Controls Association invites the electric power industry into a partnership to advance education about energy-saving lighting controls. I recently produced a 16-minute webinar introducing electric utilities, independent system operators and energy efficiency organizations to the Lighting Controls Association and its capabilities. The webinar presents the case for the importance of lighting in energy [...]

It was a real honor to be included in RelightDepot.com’s list of “top five lighting experts to follow” along with James Bedell, Joe Salimando, Linda Longo, Seth Leitman and Ray Molony! Check it out here.

NEMA’s shipment indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps declined on a year-over-year basis (y/y) for the fourth consecutive quarter in 2013Q1. Shipments of sodium vapor lamps decreased 14.1 percent (y/y) to an index reading of 71.2 during the quarter. Mercury vapor lamp shipments were down a similar magnitude at 13 percent (y/y) to 44.2, [...]

Birchwood Lighting has launched a new website. Advanced Lighting Technologies, the parent company of Venture Lighting, recently won the 2013 Manny Award for Global Business from Cleveland’s INSIDE BUSINESS Magazine. Fulham’s founder, CEO and President Brian H. Wald recently announced a transition from active management to one of governance and policy development as a member [...]

Editor’s note: This is the executive summary of the Commercial Lighting Market Attitudes Study, which I produced in 2004 based on surveys of participants across the commercial lighting product sales channel. I’ve been receiving some renewed interest in the study, which people have found valuable, so I decided to offer the report’s conclusions here. What [...]

The spin-off of OSRAM Licht AG from Siemens is complete; OSRAM is now officially independent and is going public on the stock exchange.

SEATTLE CITY LIGHT Evaluation Supervisor (Energy Planning Supervisor) Salary: $42.54 – $49.56 Hourly Location: City Light, Conservation Resources Division, 901 Fifth Avenue, Room 1814, Seattle, Washington Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time Shift: Day Department: Seattle City Light Bargaining Unit: WSCCCE, Local 21 CL Supervisor Closing Date 07/23/13 04:00 PM Pacific Time Position Description: Seattle [...]

GE Lighting has entered a joint-development agreement with Cooledge Lighting Inc. to develop a customized GE Lightech LED power-supply driver as a key component in Cooledge’s first full range of LED light sheet solutions for luminaire companies. GE Lighting’s joint-development agreement with Cooledge extends beyond the LED driver integration to include the development of high [...]