Laws mandating higher levels of performance work

Matt Prescott, who founded the Ban the Bulb campaign seven years ago, said: “I think the talk of widespread panic is massively overdone, and that the vast majority of the public have adjusted to using the next generation of lighting technologies with the absolute minimum of fuss and drama. Lightbulbs offer a useful and timely case study for how greater energy efficiency could be achieved in a wide variety of household appliances and even cars and houses. Laws mandating higher levels of performance work and work quickly.”

James Russill, technical development manager at the Energy Saving Trust, said the ban is making a “real difference” to national energy consumption: “Fitting just one energy-saving light bulb can save you on average ￡3 a year – and by swapping all the incandescent bulbs in your home for energy-saving alternatives, you could save around ￡30 a year from your energy bills, and 110kg of carbon dioxide.”

Katy Bryan, sustainability manager at Philips UK, said lighting consumes 19 per cent of electricity globally. “This poses a major challenge in a world facing resource scarcity and climate change. Energy-efficient lighting can help and legislation that raises the profile of energy-efficient technologies, such as LED, is naturally welcomed. However, more can be done to educate consumers on the choices available to them and to ensure they understand that there is no need to compromise, as energy efficiency does not have to mean poor design or performance.”

Currently, customers get caught in wireless lighting solution which is incompatible. To solve this problem, The Connected Lighting Alliance will be engaged in developing steady eco-friendly wireless lighting control system by building up a platform to communicate with people who are responsible for making standards and regulators, to make wireless lighting solutions be interoperable and easy to operate.