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Success with solid-state lighting

We sit on the leading edge of an industry poised for explosive growth. As innovative LED lighting products emerge, the facts about LED lighting performance must hit the market with equal speed. Clear labeling on lighting performance is the critical link between innovation and successful market introduction.

Lighting Facts® showcases LED luminaire manufacturers who commit to testing products and reporting performance results according to industry standards. For lighting buyers, designers, and energy efficiency programs, the Lighting Facts label provides information essential to evaluating products and identifying the best options.
Make Lighting Facts work for you.

• Are you a luminaire manufacturer? Take the Lighting Facts pledge and take a stand on lighting quality.

• Retailers and distributors, get the peace of mind that comes with knowing that the products on your shelves will satisfy your customers. There's a pledge designed just for you.

• Lighting Pros - lighting designers and specifiers, utilities, and energy efficiency program sponsors take the pledge to show you are on the cutting edge of lighting quality.

Lighting Facts is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to assure and improve the quality of LED lighting products. Read the fact sheet that DOE developed to explain Lighting Facts, titled Lighting Facts Label Supports Accuracy in Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Product Information.

Participation in Lighting Facts is open to those who manufacture, sell, and recommend the best in LED lighting.

Partners& Product Count

Manufacturers 213

Retailers & Distributors 169

Lighting Pro 200

Products 2185

(Last updated 3/2/2011)

The numbers are in for 2010 - the move to 4-foot T8 and T5 fluorescent lamps is moving in the right direction but it’s slow. Still 52% of replacement lamps are T12.

http://www.attardimarketing.com/speaking/USALightingMarket.pdf