Lighting for Tomorrow: What Have We Learned and What About the Day After Tomorrow?

Rebecca Foster, Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Kelly Gordon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Terry McGowan, American Lighting Association

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Abstract

This paper describes Lighting for Tomorrow (LFT), a program designed to reduce the use of residential lighting energy, sponsored by the American Lighting Association, the Consortium
for Energy Efficiency, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Primarily, LFT organizes a design competition for residential decorative lighting fixtures using energy-efficient light sources. This paper discusses the reasons for development of the design competition, its effectiveness and the intended outcomes of the effort. The two competitive rounds completed to date are described in terms of their specific messaging, rules, and direct results. Experience to date is synthesized relative to the intended outcomes, including new product introductions, increased awareness of energy efficiency within the lighting industry, and increased participation by lighting showrooms in marketing and selling energy-efficient light fixtures. The paper draws out several lessons learned from the experience of the LFT partnership to date. Finally, it describes how LFT’s current year (2006) program has been designed to respond to lessons from the previous competitions, to feedback from the industry, and to changes in lighting technology.