It appears that times
are busy at the US Department of Energy (DOE).
LEDs Magazine is
reporting that the DOE, via its Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting
Consortium (MSSLC), has released its model specification that municipalities
and utilities can use as a template for procuring LED street lights with
integral network and adaptive-control technology. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based
on-line media group said last week that the final specification is another step
in the MSSLC's goal of helping cities, local agencies, and utilities accelerate
the deployment of solid-state lighting (SSL) technology for roadway and parking
applications.
You can download the
"Model Specification for Adaptive Control and Remote Monitoring of LEDRoadway Luminaires" document from the DOE SSL web site. This new spec
follows the original baseline model specification document for roadway
luminaires, a financial analysis tool, and demonstration reports released by
the MSSLC.
The same MSSLC Program
also announced last week that at the parking structure of the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters in Washington, D.C., LED luminaires were installed in
place of the incumbent high-pressure sodium (HPS) luminaires and evaluated for
relative light quantity and performance. On-line lighting giant Edison Report said
that results showed energy savings of 52% from the initial conversion of HPS to
LED—which increased to 88% by using occupancy sensor controls—and simple
payback periods of 6.5 and 4.9 years for retrofit and new construction
scenarios, respectively.
I have truly enjoyed
the reports from the MSSLC. You should check them out. The DOE
Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium shares technical information
and experiences related to LED street and area lighting demonstrations and
serves as an objective resource for evaluating new products on the market
intended for those applications. Cities, power providers, and others who invest
in street and area lighting are invited to join the Consortium and share their
experiences.
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