Today, the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris, France published a commentary on the lighting sector. Offering a global perspective, the IEA provides insights into trends in lighting consumption in buildings and street lighting, and discusses the major efficiency gains over the past two decades thanks to the rapid uptake of the light-emitting diode (LED) technology. The IEA remarks that supported by strong policies and innovation, LEDs have become one of the biggest energy efficiency success stories of recent years, with long lifetimes and falling costs helping them dominate global markets. The efficiency gains have contributed to improved energy security, reduced energy bills and avoided higher greenhouse gas emissions. The authors note that now a second wave of technology deployment is taking shape in the lighting sector. Uptake remains uneven across regions, while demand for brighter spaces and illuminated infrastructure continues to rise around the world. The first generation of installed LEDs is approaching end-of-life, creating an opportunity for today’s more efficacious LED sources – with higher performance, longer lifetimes and smarter systems.

Click on this link to view the IEA’s commentary on lighting:  https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-next-wave-of-led-lighting-smarter-circular-and-more-efficient