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Out with the old and in with the new this year. Since the ban of incandescent lighting, consumers and business owners are tossing out their T12s, and replacing them with LEDs. The energy efficient lighting technology last much longer and uses far less electricty than incandescent. "Prices for the bulbs are falling steadily as retailers […]

It's no surprise that LED lighting is on the rise globally. Various countries, including the U.S., have banned the use of incandescent light bulbs, which has helped the sale of LED lighting to grow by 17 percent annually since 2011. This year, the global LED market is expected to reach $15 billion, including replacement and […]

Help the Empire State Building shine brighter when you vote for the color of the LED lights. The historic building is letting voters choose the official standard colors for its new LED tower lights. Designed by Philips Color Kinetics, the new LED lighting system allows customized lighting from a palette of more than 16 million […]

It's that time of the year again where holiday lights are strung on the roof with care. And if you're like most Americans, you're using lights that aren't exactly the most energy efficient. According to the United Laboratories and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, using LED rather than incandescent light strings uses 75 percent less […]

The streets of Fayetteville will be brighter and more efficient by this time next year. As part of a pilot study by the Public Works Commission, the city-owned utility plans to convert 300 streetlights to LED. Light emitting diode technology lasts three times as long, and uses about half the electricity of sodium-vapor powered lights, […]

Light emitting diodes (LED) technology has grown to rival the most efficient white light sources, and the benefits are great, but just how efficient are LEDs? First measure is color quality. LEDs have very high correlated color temperatures (CCTs), often above 5000K for a cold bluish light. However, warm white LEDs (2600K to 3500K) have improved […]

The famous Golden Gate Bridge may get an LED makeover. As part of its Gateway program, the Department of Energy has evaluated the use of LED retrofit kits to replace the existing lights on the San Francisco landmark. “The goal of the study was to identify solutions to reduce maintenance and energy use without compromising […]

A recent survey found that 95 percent of cities and municipalities in the United States that have implemented LED streetlight projects were satisfied with the overall performance of the streetlights. Northeast Group, a Washington D.C.-based research firm, surveyed nearly 100 cities and municipalities across the U.S. that have implemented some form of LED streetlight initiatives. […]

Missing the 100 watt light bulbs that are notorious energy hogs? Now you can get LED bulbs that roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but use far less energy according to the Associated Press. Since the 100W bulbs have nearly disappeared, compact fluorescent bulbs seemed to be the only alternative. But "most people […]