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Networked street lighting combines the latest in city-scale, energy efficient lighting and digital networking. Technology used in this type of street lighting includes smart meters and LEDs. Recently, Osram announced its networked street lighting solution using technology from Echelon, a San Jose-based networked street light company. The technology would save 40 percent more energy with […]

The streets of Buffalo, New York are a little brighter these days. The city recently updated their street lighting to LED, increasing security, safety, and savings for the city. During 2011, commercial and institutional buildings, and street and highway lighting, consumed "about 275 billion kilowatt hours for lighting or 21 percent of commercial electricity consumed," […]

Can LED lighting really cut food waste? According to a recent study, the answer is yes. Changing the light bulbs in supermarkets can reduce an estimated 300,000 tons of food waste each year. Most supermarkets use lighting that emits heat, causing food to sweat and deteriorate quicker. Unlike conventional lighting, LED lighting does not emit […]

SORAA features ordinary LED lighting that is extraordinarily brilliant and efficient. Their full spectrum of gallium nitride (GaN) LED lamps have superior color rendering and beam characteristics compared to lamps using LEDs created from non-native substrates. SORAA LED lights have a great performance with a single light source, crisp shadow, and are dimmable. The lights […]

LED isn’t just lighting up homes and businesses, it’s lighting up landmarks as well. The San Francisco Bridge was retrofitted with LED lights to improve energy efficiency and for a special light display. The lights won’t need to be replaced during the two-year planned run of the light display. The sale of green products increased […]

Falling costs and improvements in efficiency are driving the increased sales of LED street lighting lamps. According to a new report from Pike Research, "LEDs will become the second-leading type of lamp for streets in terms of sales by 2020." The costs of LED street lighting have fallen as much as 50 percent over the […]

This month's feature product is LumenOptix. This vendor specializes in the design and fabrication of intelligent lighting solutions for commercial, industrial, and retail buildings. Their energy efficient lighting products feature leading edge technologies that produce high performance, and are safe and dependable. LumenOptix fluorescent lamps can noticeably reduce your utility bill, and with controls, have […]

LED lighting is increasingly popping up in warehouses and commercial facilities as part of energy retrofit projects, even though they are often thought to be too costly for commercial buildings. Energy use remains a significant cost for buildings and facility managers, so lighting retrofits are a great way to manage and control energy costs. "Energy efficiency retrofits […]

Light emitting diode is a fast-growing technology that many businesses and consumers are embracing. LEDs provide a long life, enhance visibility, reduce energy use, and provide 50,000 lifetime hours. But one barrier that the technology still needs to overcome is the price. While it costs more compared to fluorescent or plasma lighting, LEDs still have […]