This radio frequency remote makes it easier than ever to add control of lights, shades, and non-lighting loads to any space. Pico is now universal to all Lutron systems and works with Energi TriPak™(Maestro Wireless® and Pow Pak modules), GRAFIK Eye® QS, RadioRA® 2, HomeWorks® QS, and Sivoia® QS wireless shades.

Features

• Utilizes Lutron reliable Clear Connect RF technology
• Easily add a new and/or additional point of control without the need for new wires
• Configure for use as a handheld control, car visor control, wall-mount control, or table top control
• Available in multiple button configurations (2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-button) in (5) finish options
• Text and icon labeling options available for lighting, power and window treatment control
• 5-year battery life

Note: Pico wireless controls are compliant with Part 15 of the FCC rules.

Source: ElectricSmarts.com. Reprint with permission.

Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium recently published guidelines for converting to LED roadway lighting. The Model Specification for LED Roadway Luminaires is for cities, utilities, and other local agencies interested in saving money and energy by switching from traditional lighting technologies to solid-state lighting (SSL), which uses LEDs instead of filaments or gases.  The estimated 35 million streetlights in the U.S. consume as much electricity each year as 3.9 million households, and generate greenhouse gas emissions equal to that produced by 8 million cars.

http://www.lightnowblog.com/2011/12/doe-consortium-publishes-guidelines-for-converting-to-led-roadway-lighting/

www.energystar.gov/lighting
www.energystar.gov/luminaires
www.energystar.gov/lamps
www.energystar.gov/3rdpartycert
www.energystar.gov/lightinglabs
www.energystar.gov/faqs
www.energystar.gov/lightingresources
www.energystar.gov/dime (Database for Incentives and Joint Marketing Exchange)

Instead of five separate lists we will now have two, one for bulbs and one for fixtures. The ENERGY STAR qualified products list (QPL) for light fixtures at www.energystar.gov/lightfixtures is a one stop shop for all qualified light fixtures. Similarly, we now have one QPL for lamps combining CFLs, GU24 lamps and LED lamps. The new Lamps QPL is available at www.energystar.gov/lightbulbs

China will phase out power-draining light bulbs within five years in a move to make the world’s biggest polluting nation more efficient but also certain to impact the global market. China will ban imports and sales of 100-watt-and-higher incandescent bulbs from Oct. 1, 2012. Bans will also be imposed on 60-watt-and-higher bulbs from Oct. 1, 2014 and 15-watt-and-higher old-style bulbs from Oct. 1, 2016. Last year, 3.85 billion incandescent light bulbs were produced in China and 1.07 billion of them were sold domestically. Power consumption for lighting is estimated to be about 12 percent of China’s total electricity use.

11/4 AP