House of Commons discusses LED lighting

A recent article in LEDs Magazine highlighted a discussion in the House of Commons recently when the merits of LEDs were discussed for their energy saving properties.  This is what was said: “Joan Ruddock, Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, was asked if there had been discussions between her department and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on the effect on electricity consumption and CO₂ emissions of the installation and use of LED lighting. Ruddock replied that “the Government certainly recognize the potential energy savings that ultra-efficient lighting technologies such as LEDs can offer. We continue to work to stimulate development and take-up, and officials in the two Departments have worked, and will continue to work, together on this issue.” The full article is here:http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/6/3/6Ultra - efficient lighting technologies (their words not ours!) are clearly moving up the political agenda.  Some kind of legislation looks inevitable; power is getting cheaper (hence more demand) and the CO2 targets aren’t going away - especially with the new ‘Obama’ effect.  Energy use is notably uncontrolled right now - is this the next frontier for our legislation addicted politicians?

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