We can't stop talking about energy...and money

"We’ve published a lot of energy-focused business and lighting application stories lately. And yet there has been conversation with industry colleagues and leaders across the manufacturing, specification, and design chain indicating that we collectively need to “move on” from the energy efficiency narrative around LED-based solid-state lighting.

The argument from some corners is that the more we focus on the dollars and cents of energy metrics as a driver for LED lighting and controls systems, the longer it takes for true innovation in form, function, and design execution to take place.

I’ll be the first to admit that our editors at LEDs Magazine have made some such remarks ourselves. Indeed, my esteemed former editor Maury Wright had often opined that LEDification 2.0 should and would go beyond the long lifetime and low energy requirements of LEDs to more sophisticated capabilities. However, I’d like to curb any question about whether I personally think that meant the energy efficiency story is “over.” Economic pressures on businesses — and industries — will always exist. And a greater public awareness of grid instability means the load of existing buildings and public lighting needs to be addressed."

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