U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Energy Management Program

New and Underutilized Technology: Induction Lighting

The following information outlines key deployment considerations for induction lighting within the Federal sector. This information spans:

• Benefits
• Application
• Key Factors for Deployment
• Ranking Criteria
• Resources

Benefits

Induction lighting is a fluorescent light without electrodes or filaments, the items that frequently cause other bulbs to burn out quickly. Induction lamps offer the potential for very long life (up to 100,000 hours) while providing good color quality at competitive efficiencies.

Application

Induction lighting is applicable in areas that require continuous illumination where long lamp life provides significant benefits because of difficult maintenance or liability concerns.

Key Factors for Deployment

Specific applications with high potential for induction lighting include:

• Hard-to-reach locations with continuous operation that make maintenance costs high, such as street lighting, tunnels, or high ceilings.
• Cold environments, such as walk-in coolers and freezers.
• Areas where high-quality lighting is required or highly desirable.
• Areas where reliability is highly valued.
• Areas where high lumen output is required.
• Areas that require lamps to reach full illumination immediately.

Ranking Criteria

Federal energy savings, cost-effectiveness, and probability of success are ranked 0-5 with 0 representing the lowest ranking and 5 representing the highest ranking. The weighted score is ranked 0-100 with 0 representing the lowest ranking and 100 representing the highest ranking.

Resources

The following resources are available:

• Induction Lighting – An Old Lighting Technology Made New Again: Energy Savers Blog post on how advancements are rejuvenating induction lighting.

• City of San Diego Advanced Street Lighting Technologies Assessment Project: San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) report on a street lighting assessment project conducted within the City of San Diego.

• Induction Lighting Systems: Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) overview on induction lighting systems.

• Advanced Lighting Guidelines: Online resource on the latest lighting technology information, best practices, and design techniques.

• California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC): Advanced lighting resource offering news, technology overview, and other lighting resources.