Taiwan new standards set for the lowest efficacy of LED lighting

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced a new standard for all indoor warm white LED lamps with a minimum efficiency of 70 lumens / watt, while the cold white LED must be more efficient, reaching a minimum of 75 lumens / watt. According to the Taiwan Department of energy economy (BOE) report, in 2013 the total electricity consumption accounted for 10.9% of lighting, residential lighting accounted for the total lighting electricity consumption by 40%.

Taiwan new standards set for the lowest efficacy of LED lighting

Global Lighting Association (GLA) welcomed the move, GLA on behalf of Michael Ng that the minimum efficacy requirements should be set at such a level, quality products can be widely used at affordable prices. Michael Ng said: "from the standpoint of GLA, we support the minimum level of global lighting product performance, the Taiwan Department of economic affairs is a good example of this initiative. "Michael Ng is also the director of international affairs of Taiwan lighting export industry association. He added that it was also necessary to have adequate supervision and punishment in place to ensure that suppliers are honest and reliable, the use of standards is the international unity. "

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Mcrae, he said: "this is an interesting change in the situation, the move is clearly to discourage the use of high color temperature, perhaps in order to encourage retailers or manufacturers to adopt a more easy to comply with the standards of warmer light. I do not know whether there will be a chain effect.