News Updates for the Week of October 14

1.      Navigant Predicts ESCO Market Will Pass $8 Billion by 2020 - Energy service companies (ESCOs) grew from a bit player a decade or so ago to a major driving influence in the market to retrofit existing buildings with more energy-efficient technologies. A report announced by Navigant Research says the ESCO market in the United States has gone through a difficult period in recent years as customers have grown concerned about the impact of energy performance contracts on their financial positions. Annual revenue for U.S. ESCOs will grow from $4.9 billion in 2013 to almost $8.3 billion in 2020, the study concludes. http://www.navigantresearch.com/research/the-u-s-energy-service-company-market

2.      LED to Grow 45% Through 2019 - Sales of LEDs that outpace incandescent bulbs in North America are expected to soon completely eliminate incandescent bulbs. The LED lighting market at $4.8 billion in 2012 is anticipated to go to $42 billion by 2019. The reason is the declining price points and the increased interest by the channels in pushing LEDs to consumers. The major lighting companies are listed in the report “LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019” http://www.reportsnreports.com/reports/269046-led-lighting-market-shares-strategies-and-forecasts-worldwide-2013-to-2019.html Buy a copy of the report at http://www.reportsnreports.com/purchase.aspx?name=269046 10/9 PRWEB

3.      Cost and Efficacy Forecasts for LEDs - DOE in April released a report entitled Solid State Lighting Research and Development: Multi-Year Program Plan. In the report, DOE said that Cree, Inc. has already developed a 200 lm/W product, that efficient high-quality LED-based 60W replacement bulbs have dropped in price from more than $50 to about $15 in 2012. Other statements by text or graph in the report include: by 2030, about 70% of installed base lighting will be LED; prices for good quality 60W LED replacement bulbs are approaching $10 a bulb, which may be a tipping point for consumers buying replacement bulbs for their homes; by 2020 the price per klm/W will be about $5, by 2020 LED lighting will compose 36 percent of the general illumination market, a figure that would grow to 61 percent by 2025 and to 74 percent by 2030. http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/ssl_mypp2012_web.pdf

4.      LED Market Research Reports - http://www.reportsnreports.com/tags/led-market-research.html

·         LED Lighting: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2013 to 2019

·         Solid State Lighting Market by Types (LED, OLED, and PLED), Application

·         Global LED Lighting Market 2012-2016

·         LED Lighting Markets in China

·         Global UV LED Market 2012-2016

·         2013 Market Research Report on Global and China LED epiwafer Industry

·         Global Active Matrix Organic LED (AMOLED) Market 2012-2016

·         Global LED Industrial Lighting Market 2012-2016

·         Global Packaged GaN LED Market 2012-2016

·         UV LED Technology & Application Trends report

·         LED Packaging

·         LED and OLED Global Markets, 2nd Edition

5.      Incandescents and CFLs Continue Decline, A-Line Halogens Booming - Shipments of traditional A-line incandescent lamps, as measured by NEMA’s lamp shipment index, decreased for the third consecutive quarter in Q2 2013 by 8.6 percent from the previous quarter. Moreover, the index fell by 20.6 percent on a year-over-year basis. CFLs also posted a third consecutive quarterly decline during 2013Q2, fell by 0.6 percent compared to Q1 2013 and 8.5 percent from the same period last year. Shipments of halogen A-line lamps remain robust, having registered a quarterly gain of 28.3 percent. Incandescent lamps fell to a share of 64.5 percent during the quarter compared to 25.1 and 10.4 percent, respectively, for CFLs and halogen A-line lamps (8% higher than last year). http://www.nema.org/news/Pages/Incandescent-Lamp-Shipments-Wane-During-Second-Quarter.aspx

6.      Sustained Growth in T5 Fluorescent Lamp Shipments - NEMA’s T5 lamp shipments index grew by 2.6 percent compared to the previous quarter and 13.3 percent on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Shipments of T8 lamps during 2013Q2 retreated from a near record high posted in 2013Q1, decreasing by 5.3 percent. Still, the T8 index increased 15.7 percent y/y. The decline in the T12 index accelerated during the quarter showing a decrease of 45.8 percent y/y versus an average decline of 39 percent during the previous three quarters. T5 lamps posted a share of 10.8 percent while T8 and T12 lamps ended the quarter with shares of 74.1 and 15.1 percent, respectively. http://www.nema.org/News/Pages/Sustained-Growth-in-T5-Fluorescent-Lamp-Shipments.aspx

7.      HID Lamp Indexes Continue to Hover Near Record Lows - NEMA’s indexes for HID lamp shipments continued to hover near historical low levels during 2013Q2. The index for mercury vapor lamp shipments continued to track downward, declining by 8.2 percent on a year-over-year (y/y) basis. Likewise, shipments of metal halide lamps fell 6.4 percent y/y, landing at the second lowest level in the series history. Sodium vapor was the lone HID index segment to show improvement. Following four consecutive quarters of y/y declines, the index stabilized during 2013 Q2 by registering a gain of 0.4 percent. Sodium vapor lamps increased their share to 33.2 percent. Shares of mercury vapor and metal halide lamps decreased to 4.2 and 62.6 percent, respectively.  http://www.nema.org/News/Pages/HID-Lamp-Indexes-Continue-to-Hover-Near-Record-Lows.aspx

8.      Zhaga Specifications Reference NEMA Standard for LED Dimming - Control and dimming is an essential feature of many LED-based systems. However, there has been a shortage of standards to ensure compatibility between dimmable LED light engines (LLEs) and phase-cut dimming controls. To help address this lack of standards, NEMA published in April 2013 a new standard: NEMA SSL 7A-2013 Phase-Cut Dimming for Solid-State Lighting: Basic Compatibility  http://www.zhagastandard.org/specifications/

9.      T-Opto to Exit LED Lighting Business - T-Opto^® is a Toyota Tsusho America brand focused on the development of LED packages, modules, retrofit bulbs, and power supplies. They were focused on establishing long-term relationships with Lighting OEMs. Effectively they will phase out this division as of the end of December. Their USA office will be open through March in order to complete all of their financial transactions.  As with the recent exit by Honeywell, the issue is that between product innovation and execution, the costs are coming down, but the prices are coming down even faster…so that they are generating losses that they cannot justify. http://www.t-opto.com/

10.  Home Depot Points to Its 2013 Innovation Award Honorees - The Home Depot unveiled its Innovation Awards with a light bulb company Cree at the top of the list for its LED light bulb. The annual innovation award recognizes “the most revolutionary new products that provide true benefits to consumers and the companies that exceeded expectations in sales, service and program execution.” Cree’s innovation was explained as a game changer–at a retail price just under $10 that gives consumers a reason to switch to LED lighting. 10/7 HCN

11.  The Houston County Commission Planning to Spend $5.1 Million on Energy-Saving Project  The commission selected Trane as its ESCO provider last year, and the company has now provided the county with the proposal. The project will cost the county about $5.1 million, financed for 20 years, but Trane guarantees the investment will pay for itself through long-term energy savings. If savings fail to reach the promised levels, Trane will pay the county the difference. 10/10 McClatchy-Tribune Regional News

12. Next Generation Streetlights Initiative - The Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative provides leading-edge education, resources and guidance to local governments to accelerate the move to solid-state lighting (LED). The overarching goal is to catalyze the conversion of 200,000 streetlights in the Bay Area and deliver $50 million in cost savings and 100,000 metric tons of CO2 avoidance over 5 years. Developed in partnership with UC Davis California Lighting Technology.

http://www.baclimate.org/impact/next-gen-guide.html

 13. LED Specifier Summit - Gain knowledge that can be applied immediately to making the right LED lighting decisions This new event offers key education in LED lighting products and practices, geared toward architects, lighting designers, engineers, interior designers and other specifiers of LED lighting. Experience first-hand the latest LED lighting products via tabletop exhibits by 75+ leading manufacturers. http://www.prereg.net/2013/ledss/ 

 

News Updates for the Week of December 17

1.      Energy Efficiency Provisions Approved in Both Chambers of Congress - The Senate passed important provisions from the bipartisan Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S.1000) introduced by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to help the country save money by using less energy. The provisions, which focus on industrial and federal agency efficiency, passed as part of the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 6582). After passing with unanimous support in the Senate, the legislation will now head to the President for his signature. http://politicalnews.me/?id=19475&keys=ENERGY-COMPETITIVENESS-INDUSTRIAL-ACT

2.      Next Generation Streetlights Initiative - Local governments can save millions of dollars, reduce emissions and create jobs by moving to advanced lighting technology. The CA Bay Area Next Generation Streetlight Initiative provides leading-edge education, resources and guidance to local governments to accelerate the move to solid-state lighting (LED). The overarching goal is to catalyse the conversion of 200,000 streetlights in the Bay Area and deliver $50 million in cost savings and 100,000 metric tons of CO2 avoidance over 5 years. http://baclimate.org/impact/next-generation-streetlight-initiative.html

3.      New Lighting Technology Won't Flicker, Shatter or Burn Out - The lighting, based on field-induced polymer electroluminescent (FIPEL) technology, also gives off soft, white light – not the yellowish glint from fluorescents or bluish tinge from LEDs. The Wake Forest University team uses a nano-engineered polymer matrix to convert the charge into light. This allows the researchers to create an entirely new light bulb – overcoming one of the major barriers in using plastic lights in commercial buildings and homes. The research supporting the technology is described in a study appearing online in advance of publication in the peer-reviewed journal Organic Electronics. Wake Forest is working with a company to manufacture the technology and plans to have it ready for consumers as early as next year. http://phys.org/news/2012-12-goodbye-fluorescent-bulbs-technology-wont.html

      4.      Highest-Performing, Commercially Available, Single-Die LED - Delivering breakthrough lumen output and efficacy in the XM package is the Cree XLamp XM-L2 LED. Built on the SC³ Technology Platform, it delivers up to 186 lumens-per-watt at 350 mA, 25°C, up to 20% more lumens and double the lumens-per-dollar of the original XM-L. http://www.cree.com/led-components-and-modules/products/xlamp/discrete-directional/xlamp-xml2

5.     NEMA's Lighting Systems Index falls 3.3% in 3Q - NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index declined in the third quarter of 2012 after a positive performance in the first half of 2012, falling 3.3% on a quarter-to-quarter basis. On a year-over-year basis the index decreased by 1.1%. Lighting equipment demand has struggled to gain traction since the recovery began and remains well below the levels observed during the previous economic expansion. Of the five categories of lighting systems products included in the index, only miniature lamps and fixtures registered solid gains in sales value compared to the third quarter of 2011, according to NEMA. http://www.nema.org/news/Pages/Lighting-Equipment-Demand-Dwindled-during-the-Third-Quarter-of-2012.aspx

6.      Indoor Luminaire Competition Launches - The 2013 Next Generation Luminaires Solid-State Lighting Indoor Design Competition has officially launched! Written Intents to Submit are due by January 18, 2013, and must be submitted online at www.ngldc.org. Physical product entries are due by February 8, 2013. Judging takes place in late February 2013, and results will be announced at LEDucation 7 in New York, NY, on March 20, 2013.

 

7.      HID Lamp Shipment Indexes Continue to Decline - NEMA’s indexes for high intensity discharge (HID) lamp shipments declined for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2012. Sodium vapor lamp shipments decreased 14.8% year-over-year during the quarter, following a loss of 6.8% during the previous three month period. Shipments of metal halide lamps fell 6.9% and 4.9%, respectively, in Q3 and Q2. Mercury vapor lamps contracted significantly, retreating by 23% to reach a new low for the index. Combined HID lamp shipments through Q3 2012 declined nearly 5% versus last year. http://ecmweb.com/lighting-amp-control/hid-lamp-shipment-indexes-continue-decline

8.      NYC, DC, LA, Houston: Lighting Up the Holidays with LED Christmas Trees - Cities across the United States are lighting their Christmas Trees with LED, and this season they are more energy-efficient than ever. http://ase.org/efficiencynews/nyc-dc-la-houston-lighting-holidays-led-christmas-trees

9.     New York’s Small Businesses Eligible for Low-Cost Financing for Energy-Efficiency Upgrades -The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) said Thursday that small business owners and nonprofits that make energy-efficiency upgrades can receive up to $50,000 in low-interest financing.The money will be repayable on the company’s monthly utility bills.Small businesses with 100 employees or fewer and nonprofits that own their building are eligible to apply for the financing. The interest rate for the loan is currently 2.5 percent. http://www.nyserda.ny.gov/About/Newsroom/2012-Announcements/2012-12-13-Financing-for-Business-Not-for-Profit-Energy-Efficiency-Upgrades.aspx

10.  Connecticut Spending More on Energy Efficiency - Connecticut spent nearly $338 million between 2009 and 2011 on energy-efficiency projects and expects to spend more than twice that, $775.5 million, between 2015 and 2021. But Connecticut's increase in spending on energy efficiency will be dwarfed by the growth for the whole region, according to officials with ISO-New England. The region spent $1.2 billion on energy efficiency between 2008 and 2011 and expects to spend nearly five times that about $5.7 billion, between 2015 and 2021. The energy-efficiency measures the six New England states are taking will prevent any annual growth in energy consumption between now and 2021. 12/13 New Haven Register

 

11.  Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves Statewide Energy-Efficiency Program - Louisiana utility regulators have taken the first step toward implementing a statewide energy-efficiency program to develop ways to cut down on power consumption and help save money for hundreds of thousands of homeowners and businesses. Louisiana utilities, including Entergy Louisiana and Pineville-based Cleco Power, will have 10 months to let the state know its plans, along with estimates of potential savings and benefits to customers. The programs are slated to begin 4 months later. http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2012/12/louisiana_public_service_commi_3.html

12.  2013 DOE Solid-State Lighting R&D Workshop - January 29–31, 2013, Hilton Long Beach,
Long Beach, California.  As solid-state lighting technology matures, the remaining questions get more complex. Where does future R&D need to be directed to drive significant leaps in LED and OLED performance? How can government and industry work together to find solutions, accelerate advances, and hasten market adoption? Join DOE at the 10th annual SSL R&D workshop to find out. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/longbeach13.html

13.  PNM Carrying the Light Bulb for Energy Efficiency - In just over five years, the PNM discounted CFLs have accomplished huge amounts in saving electricity and money for customers. PNM has reached an energy efficiency milestone of five million CFL bulbs, saving $33.7 million for PNM customers and enough electricity to power 42,000 New Mexico homes for a year. PNM wants to continue this trend so they have partnered with nearly 160 stores statewide to give customers a discount when they purchase any CFL bulbs. PNM is New Mexico's largest electricity provider, is based in Albuquerque and serves about 498,700 electricity customers statewide. www.pnm.com

14.  Southern California Edison Delivers Energy Management and Reporting Capabilities to Customer - ADT and Southern California Edison are providing SCE customers with energy management and reporting capabilities through ADT Pulse, an interactive home management platform that allows customers to arm and disarm their security systems, control thermostats, turn on and off small appliances and lights, access real-time video, and lock and unlock doors. It can show home energy consumption, historical energy usage information, daily energy bill estimates and energy savings alerts. http://www.sce.com/info/smartconnect/default.htm?from=redirect

15.  CA Quality LED Lamp Specification - The California Energy Commission has adopted a voluntary lighting quality specification for LED replacement lamps. The new standard requires LED lamps to meet certain performance criteria in order to qualify for incentive programs and rebates. These criteria include the color of a lamp’s light, its consistency over time, and its accuracy in rendering colors. The specification for incentivized LED lamps also includes requirements regarding dimming and flickering.  The specification was developed in collaboration with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The CPUC will direct California’s investor-owned utilities to ensure their 2013–2014 energy efficiency portfolios only provide rebates for screw-based LEDs products that meet the quality specification developed by the California Energy Commission. http://cltc.ucdavis.edu/content/view/1263/488/

 

16.  BluePath Launches Energy Efficiency Finance Company - BluePath Finance LLC announced today the launch of their platform to provide upfront funding for the installation of energy efficient technologies. BluePath works side-by-side with energy services companies, OEMs, installers and distributors to offer their customers turn-key financing. Most solutions are designed so end-users can pay for new installations from reduced utility bills and immediately realize monthly cash flow savings. Ideal candidates include commercial and industrial companies, agri-business, hospitals, and public entities such as universities and schools. Typically, projects with $100,000 to $5 million in upfront costs are funded. BluePath has particular interest in financing lighting and lighting controls, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and building controls, industrial motors and systems, boilers, furnaces, refrigeration systems, and pumping systems. The company has capacity to fund up to $150 million in retrofit projects. http://www.bluepathfinance.com/

 

17.  Consumer Preference Survey on Directional LED Replacement Lamps for Retail Applications -Retail stores are among the biggest lighting energy users in the United States. To help improve efficiency in this sector, CLTC partnered with PG&E and the California Energy Commission to survey retailers on factors that influence their lighting purchases. The results of that survey, and their implications for future LED incentive programs, are now available on the CLTC website. http://cltc.ucdavis.edu/images/documents/publications_reports/2012_ET11PGE2201_LED_Showcase_Report.pdf

18.  Sequestration Could Reduce Federal Building Investments - The design and construction industry, still reeling from the real estate crash, could face another $2 billion in lost work if Congress and the White House fail to reach agreement on a federal budget in time to avoid massive mandatory federal spending cuts on January 2, an American Institute of Architects (AIA) analysis warns. In order to provide a better understanding of the impact of sequestration on building programs, the AIA identified 48 separate budget accounts for which the OMB report identifies spending reductions pursuant to sequestration in January 2013 that directly fund the design, construction and rehabilitation of buildings and other vertical infrastructure. http://www.lightnowblog.com Read the full report at http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aiab096226.pdf