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BriteSwitch recently sent out an email identifying key lighting rebate trends. LED rebates are leveling off after years of declining average rebate amounts. The DLC Premium category is making inroads into programs, while DLC is currently adding additional lamps and color-tuning luminaires. Control rebates, meanwhile, are going strong.

The Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction expired at the end of 2016. On February 9, President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 into law, which contained a number of provisions including extending the CBTD to the end of 2017. This means lighting upgrade projects completed in 2017 may qualification for the deduction.

An article recently published in the IEEE’s The Institute reports Li-Fi can pass data at 10 GB per second, about 100 times faster than Wi-Fi. According to Global Market Insights, Li-Fi is predicted to become a $75 billion technology by 2023.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Glenn Siegel, Director, Marketing and Product Management, Eaton Corporation. The topic: what’s new in LED downlights.

Skeletal frameworks installed in some facilities form interior subspaces called bays, often characterized as high-bay (>20 ft. off the floor) or low-bay (<20 ft.). Such high-ceiling applications are common in industrial, warehouse, big-box retail, convention center, and gymnasiums. General lighting installed in high-bay applications typically involves high-output luminaires emitting 15,000 up to 100,000 lumens per luminaire. These luminaires often operate at least 12 hours per day, making them good candidates for energy-saving options for both retrofit and new construction. Click to read this article about trends in LED high-bay lighting.

The lighting industry continues to undergo historic change marked by extraordinary trends enabled by rapid adoption of LED lighting. Connectivity and networked control, the Internet of Things, lighting and health, restrictive energy codes, and rebates are all driving change. For electrical contractors that compete based on lighting expertise, this presents the challenge of reviewing one’s skillsets and learning what needs learning to remain competitive. In this informative roundtable, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR talked to six lighting industry experts to find out what impact these trends are having and where they’re going.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Alfred LaSpina, LED Product Group Marketing Manager, LEDVANCE. The topic: what’s new in LED downlights.

A complement to Covert, an adjustable cove lighting solution, Focal Point’s Covert Lite is a compact and cost-effective LED cove light that delivers strong illumination. The low-profile luminaire, with a shallow 2-in. housing height, is suitable for coves ranging from 4 in. to 24 in. in height and mounts in drywall, grid, and industry-leading pre-engineered cove ceiling solutions.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Bill Johnson, market development manager – Residential Recessed Lighting, Eaton. The topic: residential lighting trends.