Industry News
DOE Publishes Two Final Rules For GSL Definition & Backstop
The DOE published two final rules for the General Service Lamps (GSL) definition and the backstop on April 26, 2022. Before this date, the big unknown was the timing of…
DLC Releases New Logos For Each QPL Impacting Product Marketing Materials
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) has released four new logos, allowing manufacturers and distributors to indicate which products are listed on each of the four DLC Qualified Product Lists (QPLs). The…
Product Monday: EV Charger In A Light Pole
The fast growing EV charging market and the lighting world are starting to collide. StressCrete Group, manufacturers of spun concrete poles and light fixtures operating across North America, announced today…
Industry Survey Shows Openness To PoE Lighting, But Little Traction
A recent Carrie Meadows article in LEDs Magazine emphasized the lighting industry’s openness to PoE lighting. The survey was conducted in Fall of 2021, by LEDs Magazine and the Designers…
Congress Debates Daylight Savings Time
Linda Longo, at US Lighting Trends, summarized the issues involved in proposed legislation to make Daylight Savings Time permanent and year-round, in the US. As of today’s date, the Senate…
Comcast Enters The Smart Cities Space, Including Lighting
Inside.lighting covers Comcast’s entry into the smart cities space. Comcast isn’t the first giant telecom to jump into smart cities and associated lighting. Verizon acquired Sensity Systems back in 2016,…
Four Major Trends In Lighting Controls
A recent article in Electrical Wholesaler reports on four major trends in the lighting controls market. Electrical distributors, sales reps and manufacturers need to recalibrate their sales and marketing strategies…
Product Monday: Decorative Pendants 3-D Printed From Recycled Ocean Plastic Waste
Fishing nets account for 46% of ocean plastic pollution, and Signify is now upcycling them to fashion new pendants, in their Coastal Breeze Collection. Crafted from salvaged fishing nets using…
Three Award Programs Currently Accepting Submissions
WIL Awards 2022 The WIL Awards highlight the achievements of women in lighting. They seek to celebrate outstanding women in the following categories for 2022: Light Art, Research and Education, and Engineering. The award makes these women…
US EIA Releases 2020 RECS Housing Characteristics With Some Lighting Use Data
The US EIA that releases the data is part of the US DOE. The 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) provides household characteristics and energy usage indicators for the estimated…
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