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NEMA Lamp Index Adjusts to Newly Available, A-Line LED Data

NEMA Lamp Index Adjusts to Newly Available, A-Line LED Data

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The NEMA Lamp Index for general service (A-line) lamps has taken on a new look.  When the A-line Lamp Index was first developed and published in 2012, it was designed to measure the shift in general service (A-line) lamp technology as a result of the implementation of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA-2007), which required manufacturers to replace traditional incandescent lamp technology with halogen incandescent lamp technology that consumed 28% less energy.  At the time, Read more…

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Renewable Energy Advances Repel Threat from Lower Natural Gas Prices

Renewable Energy Advances Repel Threat from Lower Natural Gas Prices

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This piece was originally published in the March 2016 issue of ei, the magazine of the electroindustry. By Donald R. Leavens, PhD, Vice President and Chief Economist, NEMA/BIS For much of this decade, renewable energy investment has struggled to gain a foothold, as utilities facing declining electricity demand and revenue growth have turned to abundant, reliable, and lower-cost natural gas to add capacity and replace coal generation. More recently, advances in renewable energy technologies Read more […]