Review: Energy-Efficient Lighting Explained

Comprehensive Energy Efficiency Lighting Report for Everyone (not dummies)

The report, Energy-Efficient Lighting Explained: A guide for business people who aren’t lighting techies put out by the RealEnergyWriters.com and The Daily Energy Report, is 44 pages of thoughtfully written, valuable and current information on the who, what, where, why and how of the value of energy efficient lighting systems for businesses. 44 pages. We read, perused, re-read and devoured it so that we could bring you the Cliffs Notes* version.

Why this report? There are a bunch of reports out there that tackle energy efficient lighting. And you can certainly guess what would happen if you looked it up on the internet. But a glut of information doesn’t mean it’s good information. The very reliable team of journalists at RealEnergyWriters.com and The Daily Energy Report decided to put current, trustworthy information into a single source to make it simple for businesses to understand the options and issues at hand in order to make the smartest and most conscientious decisions in lighting.

The skinny: Energy efficient lighting systems save money. LOTS of money. From individual homes to the largest buildings, there is money to be saved. Worker productivity increases with better lighting systems (see better, feel better about your environment, work harder,) and it’s environmentally positive, which you can feel good about and know that your customers and constituents feel good about it too.

Energy efficient lighting control is big business, booming really. And companies like Lumenergi are working to constantly innovate and implement the technology to meet the emerging standards of lighting and energy management in both retrofits and new construction. However, energy efficiency in lighting is affected by several key factors. First, politics; while not as of yet a huge hindrance to the industry, government standards of efficiency and material usage are influential. New efficiency standards will go into effect in January 2012 and government incentives (at the national, state and city level) for implementing more energy efficient lighting abound.

Finally, there is the not so small matter of wading through who is doing what in the industry. From lighting companies – making the bulbs – to lighting control companies like Lumenergi, who allow companies to control lights and respond to information from utilities about spikes and dips in energy use to save both time and resources. We encourage you to check out the report at Real Energy Writers.