Photo sensors, occupancy sensors and networks controls. These
are products that will certainly keep the lighting industry busy well into the
next decade.
The Wall Street Journal,
citing a Navigant Research report, says that worldwide revenue from networked
lighting controls will top out at more than $5.3 Billion by 2020. This figure is up substantially from $1.7
Billion in 2013.
The Navigant report, analyzed the global market for lighting
controls for commercial buildings to include new construction and
retrofits. Technologies ranging from Sensors,
ballasts, drivers, switches, relays and controllers were all looked at.
Throughout the U.S., municipalities and businesses are
striving to replace their inefficient lighting to save energy, reduce their
utility costs, and go green with more environmentally friendly, sustainable
lighting solutions. New solid state lighting (SSL) technologies offer numerous
benefits, including immediate energy savings of 50% or more, 50,000 hour
lifespan for long term maintenance savings, and greater controllability. The
use of controls, sensors, day lighting, and intelligent network systems offer
an additional 25% or more in energy savings by adjusting light levels when and
where the illumination is needed.
Navigant Research Analyst Jesse Foote told the Journal
that, "Building owners and
managers, who are accustomed to the idea of centrally monitoring and managing
their heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, are beginning to
expect the same level of control from lighting systems." Foote added that,
"To meet this growing demand, a number of different types of vendors --
including pure-play startup companies and traditional lighting vendors -- are
moving aggressively into the lighting controls market."
The report, entitled "Intelligent Lighting Controls for
Commercial Buildings", noted that as falling prices for Light-Emitting
Diode lighting (LEDs) drive up adoption rates of LED lamps, the adoption of
lighting controls will also accelerate. Navigant Research opined that the
semiconductor nature of LEDs makes them inherently controllable, with a high
degree of dimmability, easy integration of controls with drivers, and instantaneous
startup. Many LED lamps, according to Navigant, are being sold with built-in
controllability, whether or not there are plans to make use of those features.
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