California's new norms of energy-saving lighting to promote sales of LED

After California promote the million solar roofs bill successfully led the development of solar energy industry after the rise of wave, the government of California to continue to actively strengthen the green policy.

California government targets in 2018 to cut half of residential energy consumption

The California Energy Commission (CaliforniaEnergyCommission, CEC) reports the evaluation of small diameter directional lamps and LED lamps. Directional lights are usually commercial lamps, and LED lamps are mostly used for residential incandescent bulbs and fluorescent light sources. The Energy Commission in 2007 to reduce energy consumption, as a benchmark, 50% homes, 25% of commercial energy consumption to achieve the goals before 2018, in California to sell a lamp can save energy and improve lighting quality specification.

The new standard becomes strict, is bound to improve the sales of LED lamps

New rules are expected to generate financial shocks. According to the Energy Commission estimates that each invested $4 (NT $130) to buy more energy-efficient directional lights, consumers in 11 years will be able to save nearly $250 (NT $8112) electricity and maintenance costs. The energy efficiency of LED lamps are obvious, and prices are continuing to decline.

Drew, an energy commission in Changan, AndrewMcAllister, said: "the use of efficient, energy-efficient bulbs to replace large power consuming products is one of the easiest ways to help California achieve energy efficiency goals.". Although small diameter directional lights and LED lights are able to save energy, but there is no federal regulations to regulate. The proposed specification can set the standard for the quality and performance of the LED lamps, so as to avoid the problem of consumers and then meet the fluorescent light bulbs. "

In 2029, according to the directional light and LED light standard, every year can save about 3000 GW (109) power, this power is far more than the Santa Barbara county about 400 thousand homes and van Dora needed electricity.

Small diameter directional lamp

Small diameter directional lights are commonly used in shops, hotels and restaurants, homes and museums. In California, there are about 1 million 600 thousand directional lights, and stocks are expected to reach 1 million 800 thousand in 2029. Specification of the object includes 5.7 cm below the lamp is expected to take effect in January 1, 2018.

Main points are as follows:

The luminaire shall comply with any of the following criteria, greater than 80 lumens / watt or achieve color and efficacy score of 165, and at least 70 lumens / watt.

Lamp life of at least 25000 hours. LED lighting is currently the only market in line with this standard products. This specification is bound to form a gradual transformation of people from higher energy consumption products to the use of LED products.

LED

This week on the LED lights, directional LED lights, decorative lights, as well as alternative LED standard. The energy consumption of the LED bulb is small and the life span is long, the whole table is lower, and the energy saved is much higher than that of the LED lamp.

For the specification of LED lamps, including the improvement of the quality of the lamps on the market, but the efficiency of the lamp and the color of the high level of negotiation space. In the new standard, the standard I will take effect from January 1, 2017, and the standard II from 2019 to take effect.

Main points are as follows:

The range of lighting for the entire week must be in accordance with the energy star (ENERGYSTAR) specification set by the national environmental protection agency.

In the traditional incandescent lamp replacement LED lamp holder must be marked on the label of the lowest threshold, in order to indicate the dimming and applicability.

Set the upper limit of energy consumption when the connected LED lamps are on standby.

Public opinion is very important to the shaping of standards, and even now, public opinion has the opportunity to change the specification. The energy committee will open a workshop in November 18, 2015 to accept public opinion. At the same time, the deadline for this paper is November 30th. These observations will lead the committee to analyze and complete the final version in December 9th.

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