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Light Fixture was Noisey, had Color Consistency Issues...and a Short Life Cycle
LED's to Fill 55% of World's Sockets by 2020
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May 2012
Light Fixture was Noisy, had Color Consistency Issues and a Short Life Cycle

Centennial School had a lighting challenge-Premier Lighting provides the solution.

 

Premier Lighting and Centennial Schools have teamed up on numerous energy-saving lighting projects over the past several years with excellent results. Most recently Blue Heron Elementary was having issues with some indoor architectural up-light fixtures in their entryway and media center. The light fixtures were constantly burning out, shifting colors and making a loud humming noise. The replacement lamp and ballast for this fixture is expensive so they were interested in alternative options. That's where Premier Lighting stepped in.
 
Upon inspection it was determined that the existing fixture contained a tubular 277 volt 250 watt metal halide lamp and ballast. The problems they experienced are common with metal halide systems, but this wasn't a traditional retrofit situation. It would have been extremely expensive to replace the fixture and wouldn't have matched the look of the facility so the best option was to retrofit the existing fixture. The issue with the fixture is that it held a lamp that produces a lot of lumens with limited room in the fixture. After measurements and testing was done it was determined that the best solution in this case was to disconnect and remove the 250 watt metal halide ballast and lamp and install a screw-in mogul base 277 volt rated compact fluorescent lamp (CFL).
 

There are a number of manufacturers that have a 277 volt mogul CFL lamp, but due to the size restrictions and light output requirements Maxlite had the best option for this application. The 100 watt mogul base 277 volt CFL from Maxlite fit the application, saved Centennial Schools over $600/year in energy costs, provided brighter lighting (see picture below), turns on instantly, doesn't hum or shift colors and had a project payback of less than 1 year.

 
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If you  would like Premier Lighting  to assist you on a special lighting project or an energy saving lighting retrofit project for your facility please give us a call at 651-490-0886 or send us an email to [email protected].

LED's to Fill 55% of World's Sockets by 2020 

 

If the market analysis presented at a recent LED meeting sponsored by the Department of Energy  (DOE) is correct, your inventory of lamps and fixtures is going to undergo a dramatic change in the coming years.

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 In the Graph Above - The "WW" stands for World Wide

Red Line - Bullish (Optimistic)

Blue Line - Base

Grey Line - Bear (Conservative) 

 

 

The analysis indicates that by the end of 2020, LEDs will fill at least 54.8% of lighting sockets in the world. The most optimistic of his assessments is that LEDs will be generating illumination in more than 82% of those sockets.

 

The base forecast takes LEDs from an almost insignificant share of WW sockets in 2012 to roughly 68% over roughly 3,000 days.

 

 

No need for subsidie

 

Driving the forecast - LEDs do not require subsidies unlike other energy-savings technologies, they are ready now.

 

In fact, the 55% to 82% range given in the analysis is not all that optimistic, relative to what's being said by manufacturers. General Electric (GE) is projecting 70%, and Philips has said it sees 70% to 80% by 2020.

 

For residential users converting to LED's will be a no-brainer.  On the commercial side, companies like Jones Lang Lasalle, one of the largest property management companies world-wide, talk a lot about the future use of  LED's in their properties.

 

To summarize the optimistic perspective that LEDs will soon be the default light bulb purchased by homeowners and apartment dwellers. Commercial purchasers will join residential users out of a practical desire to accomplish something sustainable and save energy-with LEDs being a quicker, more-practical way to do this compared to other more expensive and extensive energy saving methods such as; solar or wind projects.

 

 

Falling prices driven by BOM  

 

The graph below details the Bill of Materials for an LED lamp sold as a replacement for a 60W incandescent.

 

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At an estimated retail price of $40 per LED bulb, one-third comprises "Channel Margin," in the cost estimation. Not only will production costs fall over time but, slowly time will eat away at the huge Channel Margin.  Resulting in a reduction in "Relative Manufacturing Cost" for LEDs from "1.0" in 2010 to roughly "0.1" in 2020.  This along with competition has already started to lower the cost of LED lamps and fixtures.  

 

Contact Premier Lighting for more information regarding LED options for your current specialty, inside or outside lighting projects.

 

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*The 120 Watt BR40 will be discontinued as a piece of the 2006 Energy Bill passed by Congress which stipulated that by 2010 certain higher wattage incandescent flood lights bulbs will be eliminated as an option to US consumers. As a result this year manufacturers will be forced to quit manufacturing these bulbs and they will start to be discontinued by the manufacturers and will disappear from the market as inventories are depleted.

Premier Lighting stocks a complete line of commercial-grade fluorescent, halogen, HID, incandescent and LED lamps, ballasts, controls and sensors for all your daily supply needs, along with commercial-grade fixtures and replacement lenses for those special projects. Contact Premier Lighting and request your own personalized custom order form.

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