GE break up letter: leave CFL, embrace LED lights

[Reuters] GE is expected to stop selling fluorescent bulbs (CFL) in 2016, which was set up by Thomas (Thomas Edison), the company will shift the focus to a more energy efficient innovation of the light bulb (LED).

GE lighting manufacturers are about to stop selling CFL fluorescent bulbs, will be transferred to the development of more potential LED lighting business. (photo: GE)

GE announced in February 1st that it will stop selling fluorescent lights in the U.S. lighting market, is expected to be fully closed by the end of 2016. GE is a leader, LED replacement lamps in the past few years in the end of August 2015, GE issued a memo, inform the employees will terminate part of traditional lighting products, will focus on the LED and smart lighting products. Therefore, the suspension of fluorescent lamps can actually be expected. However, the move is still quite bold.

GE in a relaxed manner, the notice will be in the end of 2016 the sale of fluorescent bulbs.

Insight into the potential of the development of LED lighting technology, GE in the market and technical considerations under the determination of the production of fluorescent lamps, continue to find the possibility of digging LED lighting in the future of the Internet of things, smart lighting.

In addition to GE's own considerations, in fact, the government's policy for energy saving LED lighting is also beneficial. In addition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star lighting standard, recently by the California Energy Commission formally adopted, determined to come into force in January 1, 2018 regulations, for example, can be seen, to encourage consumers to use LED lamps, while California is in the specification of the high standards of hitherto unknown LED lamps.

According to Bloomberg News reported last week, with the focus to the GE LED technology, the company is evaluating its lighting business to. (compile: LED net editor, Zhang Yahan)

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