NEMA: the new standard does not reduce the people to buy California energy-saving LED bulbs will

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) called for the California Energy Commission (CEC) confirmed California consumers to purchase energy-saving and get the most cost-effective LED bulb.

NEMA president and CEO Kevin (Kevin Cosgriff) said: "the whole of California and even national consumers are aware of their expression in recent years the National Electrical Manufacturers Association introduced the market LED bulb is satisfied, especially the design of the energy star. With the rapid rise in LED bulb sales, the retail price of LED bulbs has also dropped at an alarming rate. "

After NEMA confirmed that the lamp specification LED earlier in December California Energy Commission proposed may change the status quo. The draft rules would allow California residents to buy LED bulbs, which are expensive and less efficient than other states, and have no countervailing benefits.

NEMA vice president Kyle Pitsor explained: the lighting industry for the California Energy Commission's LED bulb specification around the consumer for the bulb color temperature are not endorsed. "

Kevin Cosgriff said: "the lights, calling for the California Energy Commission to modify the energy-saving target proposal reflector and directional LED lamp specification, NEMA also agreed to the whole week light bulb LED starting California Energy Commission even if the goal of energy saving can be achieved, but still set too high. However, the color specification requirements for the California Energy Commission LED lighting too strict. Neither consumers nor manufacturers can benefit from it. "For all types of LED bulbs, the goal of energy conservation is to achieve an appropriate balance between efficiency, ease of production and the cost of the consumer. "

If the standard without NEMA examination and direct implementation of LED lamps will California consumers can buy is very limited, and LED products will be a substantial increase also does not meet the energy efficiency, so will only make California energy saving way. LED lighting is still in the early stages of scientific and technological transformation, and such innovative inventions to quickly bring high-quality and low-cost products for consumers. California Energy Commission should not assume that a color specification can apply all lamps. Consumers should be able to have more choices, and they should expect the government to help them make the right choices. "

Under the proposed CEC specification, a LED bulb must conform to the standard of a specific light element for each artificial light source. This specification requires color rendering (CRI), for example, in comparison with a defined incandescent light source. CRI 80 and the difference between the consumers for the application is usually different from the way of the 90. However, it is not necessary to set a very high CRI in many applications, many people can not even tell the difference between CRI 80 and CRI 90. Only a very small number of applications will be an important factor in the high color.

A bulb of the CRI represents 8 average measured shade. The performance of the color itself has nothing to do with the energy efficiency of the bulb, but if the requirements of the LED bulb with a very high CRI will result in reduced efficiency and increased manufacturing costs. Currently on the market most of the LED bulbs can reach more than 80 CRI requirements, and the price is very close to the people.

The market is still able to buy more than 90 CRI LED bulbs, but relatively high energy consumption and more expensive. NEMA called on CEC, to ensure that consumers can buy at different prices have high and very high performance color products, so as not to be affected by the price of consumers refused to change the use of LED lamps.

Energy star's plan identifies high efficiency, energy saving and color CRI to achieve at least 80 of LED lighting products. In 2014, the energy star's lighting program was about eighty million LED light bulbs sold in the United States, and most of the bulbs were CRI of. If you use the standard CEC now requires, is tantamount to forcing consumers to buy CRI 90 LED lamps. CEC researchers believe that higher CRI will be able to enhance consumer satisfaction, but the energy star sales data show that it is obvious to the consumer can accept a price to buy with LED lighting demand satisfied. "

If the specification does not adopt the proposed amendments to the NEMA, consumers in California will have less choice of LED lamps, and those choices will be more expensive and relatively energy intensive.

CEC will be the fastest in January 13, 2016 will start the implementation of the specification.

But NEMA's proposal, but also caused a different voice in the industry. Even if the naked eye may not be able to distinguish clearly, but the higher the color, the color of the interpretation of the closer to the real, but also to protect the eyes have a better effect. Therefore, in the end what is the importance of color, different positions or different voices, the final choice is still in the hands of consumers. (compile: LED net /emmachang)

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