You may have heard a lot of talk about glare in the past several months. One of the main reasons for this is that lighting products with higher energy efficiency often have a higher potential for glare. For example, one of the most common ways to reduce glare is to reduce high-angle light produced by…
The following article is a brief overview of the major energy efficiency programs for light sources including Lighting Facts, California Energy Commission (CEC), DesignLights Consortium (DLC), and ENERGY STAR.
Recently, there has been an explosion of interest in horticultural lighting among plant growers, energy efficiency program stakeholders, and lighting manufacturers. This increased interest has been fueled by the rapid growth of lighting technology and its application to the way that we grow plants.
