What does lighting facts label mean for you?

When selecting your bulb - wattage doesn't mean brighter. That's why solid state lighting will be implementing new "lighting facts labels"
By: Dept of Energy, Lighting Facts
 
May 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Priority Lighting is now a Lighting Facts partner! We are part of a growing community of manufacturers, designers, contractors, retailers, and distributors who are committed to supporting the continuous improvement of SSL(solid state lighting) product quality. The rapid growth of SSL has resulted in an increasing number of new products for various lighting applications. While many are excellent and showcase the energy-savings potential for SSL, others are underperformers which don't measure up to their hype. To avoid confusion and to reduce the problem, the DOE (Department of Energy) has urged manufacturers to come up with a consistent and accurate way to report product performance. SSL Quality Advocates agree to use the Lighting Facts label, much like a nutrition label, to better inform purchasers about the performance that can be expected from a lighting product as measured by the new industry standards for testing photometrics.
   
 Previously, people assumed that a higher watt light bulb meant a brighter lamp. The new standard for brightness is in lumens. This light output is the first performance value to be measured on the new scale and listed on the Lighting Facts label.  Lumens measures light output- the higher the lumens, the more light is emitted. The second parameter on the Lighting Facts label is the Lumens per Watts/efficiency rating which measures the net light output from the lamp and the light source efficiency- the higher the number, the more efficient is the product. The third factor listed on the label is the Watts which is the total power consumed by the luminaire- the lower the wattage, the less energy is consumed. The fourth parameter of measurement is the CRI or Color Rendering Index which is the color accuracy of the bulb. Color rendition is the effect of the lamp's light spectrum on the color appearance of objects. Finally, the CCT or Correlated Color Temperature measures the light's color. "Cool" colors reflect higher Kelvin temperatures(3600-5000K) while "warm" colors have lower Kelvin temperatures (2700-3500K). The Lighting Facts label thus provides a simple and quick summary of the critical measurements for a particular lighting product that is easy understood by the consumer. Priority Lighting is proud to become part of this new program.
   
 To provide lighting purchasers more product information, other metric parameters may be considered in the future. These may include reliability, product consistency, or construction. Until consistency in product renders some of these parameters obsolete, they allow buyers to make a fair comparison among products available for purchase. However, Priority Lighting has always offered its customers the best in quality product and service at the lowest prices on the market. Call us today!
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Source:Dept of Energy, Lighting Facts
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