Comments on: Smart Lighting Control Technology Can Cut Lighting Electricity Use 60%, Company Claims

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:14:00 +0000

Agreed. Think this and 2013 will be break-out years for LEDs.

By: electric38

electric38 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000

Going a step further, most of the planet will be going to LED’s when the market realizes their true cost (about $6-7 a unit) and 50,000 hour lifetime. Having the same type of control mentioned above for an already high efficiency light means double savings. It also brings consumer owned rooftop solar closer to reality. The solar units (and backup) could be a lot smaller than previously thought. Or the excess solar capacity could be used to trickle charge an electric vehicle battery for an easy swapout.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:10:00 +0000

11% of residential electricity use goes to lighting. I seem to remember that commercial usage is a bit higher, perhaps 14%.

A 50% to 70% cut in commercial lighting consumption would make for significant grid savings. We should be able to bring residential consumption down 5% or so as we phase out incandescent bulbs.

Coal plants can close down….