GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 2 (UPI) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology says it has developed the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States.
NIST scientists said the new generation lighting technology uses light-emitting diodes instead of incandescent filaments or fluorescent tubes to produce illumination that significantly reduces energy consumption.
"Standards are important to ensure that products will have high quality and their performance will be specified uniformly for commerce and trade," the NIST scientists said. "These standards … detail the color specifications of LED lamps and LED light fixtures, and the test methods that manufacturers should use when testing these solid-state lighting products for total light output, energy consumption and chromaticity, or color quality."
Solid-state lighting is expected to be twice as energy efficient as fluorescent lamps and 10 times more efficient than incandescent lamps, officials said, while producing better color rendering.
