The iconic incandescent light bulb is not dead yet but could well fade away slowly

It has been 12 years since the passage of the EISA and we have seen tremendous gains in overall residential lighting efficiency. However, additional steps contemplated by the law are still in play and remain controversial. In September, a new rule that eliminates previously adopted changes to the definition of General Service Lamps (GSLs) and General Service Incandescent Lamps (GSILs) became law. This action maintains the exemption for certain bulbs from the revised efficiency requirements. In addition, the DOE determined that its actions in this rulemaking do not trigger a backstop provision in the law that would have required all GSIL bulbs to meet a 45-lm/w efficiency requirement by January 1, 2020.

Mimic Artfully Employs LEDs In Fashion

Any science fiction piece set in the near-future involves clothes that light up or otherwise have some form of electronics inside. This hasn’t happened in mainstream fashion just yet, but Amped Atelier are doing serious work in the field. Mimic was their entry for the 2016 MakeFashion Gala, serving as a great example of LEDs in fashion done right.

Jostens debuts NFC-enabled class rings for school champions

Jostens, the jeweler best known for making Super Bowl championship rings, introduced a line of class rings that interact with smartphones. The Champ DX Championship Ring is embedded with  near-field communications (NFC) chip to preserve video and photo highlights of a sports team's winning season. The digital content in the ring can be accessed through a free mobile app that Jostens created with jewelry maker Galatea. Jostens piloted the technology last year with the Valley Christian High School Warriors football team from San Jose, California.

This room-sized LED egg captures amazing 3D models

Capturing human performances in high-definition 3D is a complicated proposition, and among the many challenges is getting the lighting right. This impressive new project from Google researchers puts the subject in the center of what can only be described as an prismatic LED egg, but the resulting 3D models are remarkable — and more importantly, relightable. What’s called volumetric capture uses multiple cameras in a 360-degree setup to capture what can look like a photorealistic representation of a subject, including all the little details like clothing deformation, hair movement, and so on.

Rochester to convert all remaining streetlights to LED in 2020

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The City of Rochester is looking to cut back on its energy bill with the installation of LED streetlights citywide. Included in the 2020 budget is a plan to spend $4 million converting all remaining streetlights from high-pressure sodium to LED. The funding will come from an interfund loan, which will be paid back over an 11-year period using savings on utility costs and annual lighting maintenance. Already, the city has converted 2,280 streetlights over to the more energy-efficient LED bulbs. The project planned for next year will involve changing over the remaining 6,750 streetlights.

Underwater Lighting market is expected to record a CAGR of 3.7%

The Underwater Lighting market is expected to record a CAGR of 3.7% over the forecast period 2019-2024.

The underwater lighting is used for the decoration purpose in the pools or recreational ponds. The underwater lights are also installed for aesthetic water-featured landscaping.

Underwater lights are installed in swimming pools of residential apartments, sports facilities, hotels, and spas. Keeping the pools illuminated makes them attractive and safe for use. The lights are also installed in pools to create a pleasant atmosphere, thus, making it suitable to use pools round-the-clock. These lights create a specific light effect during the night that makes the surroundings more beautiful.

LEDs are increasingly gaining traction for underwater lighting, and they are taking over as the industry standard. As compared to other lighting sources, LEDs are inherently efficient with a long expected lifetime. For instance, Edmonds Pool and Community Centre in Canada is taking advantage of LED technology like other facilities. LED fixtures are used in the aquatic area in overhead lane lighting to guide swimmers and color-changing installations inside the pool tanks.

In line with the growing adoption of LED lights in the underwater lighting market, companies such as Jandy, in 2018, launched Jandy Pro Series WaterColors Nicheless LED lights. These LEDs to allow pool owners to set the mood with nine vibrant colors and five color-changing light shows.

Interactive Hologram uses Ultrasound Waves and LEDs

Researchers at the University of Sussex have built a device that uses LEDs and ultrasound waves to levitate a polystyrene bead and create tactile, 3D holograms. The device, known as a Multimodal Acoustic Trap Display (MATD), maneuvers the 2-mm-wide bead at up to 20 mph, tracing shapes in the air colorized by the LEDs. At this speed, human brains are unable to perceive the bead moving and instead see the shape it creates.

Best Smart Lights That Support Alexa in 2019

The ecosystem of smart home devices that work with Amazon's Alexa smart voice assistant is vast, and one of the most popular categories of smart home products is smart lighting. With so many options out there, how are you supposed to know which ones work well, or which ones work well with Alexa? My top choice is the Philips Hue White Ambiance Bulb, because it is an industry-leading product, has a massive ecosystem of other Hue products it will work with, and it plays well with Alexa.

Corsair's New iCUE QL PWM Fans Pack 34 Addressable RGB LEDS Each

It appears that RGB has been in the market for so long that companies are starting to feel the need to up the ante, which is exactly what Corsair is doing with its new iCUE QL RGB PWM fans. For the time being, the company is only announcing them in 120 and 140mm variants. What’s special about these RGB-enabled fans is that they have not one, two or even three lighting zones. No, they have four lighting zones spanning over a grand total of 34 individually addressable RGB LEDs per fan. I don’t think my entire PC even has that many RGB LEDs in the entire build!

Zoolumination will light up Nashville Zoo

The largest lantern display in the country debuts Friday at the Nashville Zoo. Zoolumination - Chinese Festival Of Lights spans 60 acres.  "We're really trying to let people immerse themselves in the Chinese culture while at the same time celebrating the holidays," zoo spokesman Jim Bartoo said. Zoolumination runs Friday, November 15 through February 2. It is open every night except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Christmas Eve, then Thursday-Sunday after the New Year.

Powerful new optics intensify Golight’s LED work lamps

Golight, specializing in pan-and-tilt remote-controlled lighting technology, recently launched new, more powerful versions of its Stryker ST and Golight GT remote-controlled LED work lamps. The company said the introduction of the new lamps marks a milestone in vehicle-mounted, remote-controlled work lamps. Now packing “unprecedented” beam strength of 544,000 candela, each lamp is 33% more powerful than before, and 55% more intense than any competing product.

Nanoleaf Canvas: Smarter Lighting

Toronto’s Nanoleaf is a smart lighting company that pioneered a different approach to LED smart lights. Instead of a traditional lightbulb form factor, Nanoleaf developed flat panel lighting that interlocks together and can be wall-mounted. It’s smart lighting that does double duty as an art installation. Or as a custom lighting solution. The first version was the triangular Nanoleaf Aurora system (now known as Nanoleaf Light Panels). Earlier this year, Nanoleaf released a new system called Canvas. It takes everything that was so cool about the original, but makes it considerably better. The square panels (called Light Squares) are easier to work with, they feature touch control and music sync is built-in.

This $37 kit converts any car’s dull yellow headlights to bright LEDs

If you have an older car or even a newer one that’s actually affordable, you probably have those halogen headlights instead of newer HID or LED headlights. Halogen headlights are yellowish and they’re not terribly bright, while HID and LED headlights are bluish-white and they project light much farther. Do you wish you had LEDs? Well don’t worry because you don’t need a luxury car to get them. Just pick up a Hikari LED Headlight Bulbs Conversion Kit for $37 on Amazon,

LCD Panel Lamp Shade Makes For Eye-Catching Lighting

At first sight, Kyle’s Elroy lamp is simply an attractive piece of modern-styled interior furnishing; its clean lines, wood grain, and contemporary patterning being an asset to the room. But when he pulls out his phone, things change. Because this lamp hides a secret: at its heart may be a standard LED bulb, but the shade conceals four LCD screens driven by an Nvidia Jetson. These can be controlled through a web app to display a variety of textures, completing the effect.

Illuminate Your Rooms In Style With This Table Lamp

A lamp doesn’t need to be expensive, nor does it need to be some big lug of an item. You can grab a small one that just blends into the background when it isn’t on and doesn’t overpower the sense when it is. Whatever reason you need a lamp, the Aukey Table Lamp is going to be a smart purchase. It is nice and compact, so it can fit anywhere. Place it on a bedside table to make reading in bed a lot easier, or place it on your desk so you can get some work done without hurting your eyes.

Maine sues Trump administration over light bulbs

Maine is one of 16 states now suing the Trump administration over light bulbs. They're challenging the Department of Energy's new rule rolling back efficiency standards. The coalition of 16 attorneys general is led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and the City of New York have all signed on to the suit.

California AG comes to defense of low-energy light bulbs

The everyday light bulb is the latest friction point between energy-conscious California and President Trump, hell-bent on shredding rules and erasing any trace of the Obama era. Sacramento is joining 14 other states and the District of Columbia in challenging plans that would drop wider use of energy efficient lighting. Fluorescent and LED lights are brighter, last longer and use less juice. Banning the older incandescent world began a decade ago with broader requirements due to begin in January. Flipping a switch with the new bulbs can also mean less power plant emissions and a chance at stemming climate change.

Liberty Co. schools converting to LED lights to save money

The Liberty County School System is making a change to cut costs by converting to LED lights.
Right now, Liberty College and Career Academy is the only school within Liberty County School System to have LED lights, but not for long. The board just approved a plan to make sure all the schools are on board. 15 schools and 20 non-academic buildings using electricity in Liberty County are getting costly. The electric bill is $1.9 million. The school system’s Chief Operating Officer, Arnold Jackson, says it’s time to upgrade from fluorescent to LED.

Ikea launches a new $10 smart bulb

The just-released Tradfri LED bulb E26 250 lumen isn’t Ikea’s first smart light bulb — far from it. As of this writing, Ikea sells at least ten different smart lights. Yet, the newest addition to the Tradfri smart light family stands out for two reasons. First, it’s the company’s first smart filament light bulb, meaning it’s more decorative and glows a little warmer (2200 kelvin to be exact). And two, it costs just $10, which is significantly cheaper than other smart filament light bulbs, most significantly the $25 smart filament bulb by Philips Hue.

Power up the outdoors with these supercharged lighting systems

Michigan-based TwistHDM teamed up with lighting controls expert Lutron on a robust wireless lighting control solution for parking lots and garages. Limelight by Lutron directly connects to Lutron’s in-house control system, Enterprise Vue, efficiently managing an entire building’s lighting from a single platform.

Bulbrite Solana Color Changing LED Smart Light Bulb

Bulbrite has been in the lighting business for more than 40 years, but the Solana 60W Color Changing LED marks the company's entry into the smart bulb arena. Priced at $17.99, the Solana is a Wi-Fi-enabled color LED light bulb that you can control from anywhere using your phone and a user-friendly mobile app. It provides rich colors and a nice range of white light, as well as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant voice control. But it was unable to gradually brighten when set to wake-up mode in testing, and it lacks the support for Apple HomeKit and IFTTT that you get with our Editors' Choice, the $25.99 Yeelight Smart LED Bulb.

Norfolk-Based Specialist in LED lighting Re-brand as TLS Lighting

Norfolk-based specialist supplier previously known as TLS Pixelite has rebranded and will be known as TLS lighting. The company is known for LED lights and control solutions. With this new development, TLS Lighting revealed a fresh and consolidated company image to “reflect the company’s evolution and future direction.” From its origins as Technical Lighting Solutions, founded by Alan Reeves in 2007, the company has grown from strength to strength offering innovative and high-quality control systems for LED lighting as well as bespoke manufacture and design of lighting solutions for customers.

Balsam Hill Debuts Stunning LED Tree Light Collection

Balsam Hill, renowned for its lifelike, artificial Christmas Trees, introduces its 2019 Collection of Christmas Tree Lights.  Embracing new LED technology, The Collection features the first fiber optic lights on the show-stopping Broadway Fiber Optics Tree, whose fiber optic light strands create the illusion of draping the tree in thousands of clear or spectacularly colored lights. The tree comes with 23 different light show options for several looks and can be personalized according to color, speed setting, mood or function.

The Color + Clear Collection showcases new LED technology that allows customers to use a remote control and dimmer to change to all color lights or all clear lights (or both) and adjust the brightness from subtle shadows to stunningly bright.

Adapting the multi-color LED light option to today's lifestyles, the Twinkly Lights Collection is connected to a free app allowing the user to control the color of each bulb, pulse the lights to music, create light shows.

The Celestial Fairy Light Collection presents new LED technology as magical dew drops on an ultra-thin wire, perfect for Balsam Hill's purposely sparse, natural looking trees and on frosted trees that mimic the appearance of beautiful snow-covered branches.

The Collection also includes Micro LED, lights as small as pencil erasers and Ultrabright LEDs with a massive number of lights, perfect for people who prefer their trees blanketed in lights.

LED light technology has evolved dramatically since first introduced and is now a substantially smarter choice than once-traditional incandescent lights. A LED light bulb can burn up to 50,000 hours compared with 2,000-3,000 hours for an incandescent bulb and uses approximately one kilowatt of energy each hour, while an incandescent bulb uses at least 12 kilowatts, resulting in dramatic cost-savings. Balsam Hill's LED technology features lights that reflect colors luminously and accurately, are encased in virtually non-breakable plastic and have a life span of up to eight years. Because LED bulbs use much less energy than incandescent bulbs, they are better for the environment and since they don't heat up, they pose less threat of fire, unlike incandescent lights. They are less likely to break when the tree is packed up for the season.

Cree Partners ZF to Create Efficient Electric Drive

Cree reported its strategic partnership with German’s ZF Friedrichshafen for highly efficient electric drivelines development. With this strategic partnership, ZF and Cree are intensifying their existing cooperation. “We're delighted that we're building on our cooperation with Cree using their Wolfspeed silicon carbide technology and are absolutely convinced that combining our strengths will further improve efficiency and competitive edge for our components and systems,” said Jörg Grotendorst, Head of the ZF E-Mobility Division.

Fluence by Osram to Support JWC with Its Horticulture LED Lighting Solutions Lighting

James E. Wagner Cultivation (JWC) announced that it has entered into a mutually collaborative product trial and evaluation agreement with Fluence Bioengineering, a Osram subsidiary, to test and provide feedback regarding the performance, functionality and suitability of Fluence’s VYPR 2p Broad Spectrum LED lighting solution. Analysis will be conducted under the Agreement for a term of eight months to assess whether JWC can further improve its high level of energy efficiency by using lighting equipment provided by Fluence to help optimize cultivation performance at its flagship JWC2 facility in Ontario, Canada.

Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series Natural Spectrum LEDs Adopted by Lighting Brand REMEZ

Seoul Semiconductor announced that its SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs have been adopted for lighting brand “REMEZ” by RemiLicht GmbH for Russian lighting market. The LED light bulbs feature a human-centric lighting design enabled by the SunLike Series LEDs.

The SunLike Series LEDs adopted by RemiLicht GmbH for LED light bulb used for residential lighting and desk lamp achieved color temperatures of warm white (3000K) and cold white (5700K), optimized to natural light spectra by reaching lower blue light peak similar to sunlight’s spectral curve in order to reduce scattered reflection and glare common in conventional LEDs. This result is achieved with SunLike Series LEDs, an advanced lighting technology that promotes well-being by creating a more healthy and educational environment.

Light sources with SunLike Series LEDs more accurately show the color of objects as they would appear in natural sunlight. Optimized to natural light spectra and color rendering of CRI-97 (close to CRI-100 of sunlight), and higher than the CRI-80 of conventional LEDs, SunLike Series LEDs deliver significant benefits in vivid color, contrast detail, and quality of light consistency.

Bridge Farm Group Selects Heliospectra MITRA LED Lighting for United Kingdom Greenhouse and Cultivation of Fresh Herbs and Plants

Heliospectra AB announces a new order from Bridge Farm Group. Bridge Farm Group will deploy Heliospectra's new high-efficacy, high intensity MITRA LED lighting solution for commercial food production of fresh herbs and greenhouse cultivation of plants. 

This will be the first installation in Bridge Farm's new Clay Lake facility, a structure totalling 30 hectares. This initial deployment will light 1.6 Ha within the Phase 1 development. The order value is SEK 12 million (£960.000).

Bridge Farm Group is the largest commercial producers and suppliers of plants in the United Kingdom. The company has been producing the highest quality, greenhouse grown flowers, potted outdoor plants, microgreens, herbs and ornamentals for more than 30 years. Bridge Farm Group was recently acquired by Sundial Growers Inc.

"Supplemental LED lighting allows us to provide the freshest and most flavourful herbs on the market 365 days a year despite seasonal changes. This strengthens Bridge Farm Group's commitment to our retailers and consumers. Our focus on crop quality and plant health will continue as the highest priority with our business' new medicinal plant focus," said Andrew Fuller, Technical Director for Bridge Farm Group. "Our partnership with Heliospectra ensures unparalleled LED lighting and controls as well as a rich legacy of plant science and cultivation expertise." 

Heliospectra's lighting platforms transform the commercial food, horticulture and medicinal plant industries through superior design and quality. The new MITRA platform compliments the existing product portfolio of the ELIXIA and DYNA platforms with a high output, modular design and Vegetative, Flowering and Broad-Spectrum options for an exceptional performance.PF

Let the buying begin: ams takes its Osram offer to the market

The company bidding for Osram via the stock market has opened the buying process with a plan that augurs shutdowns at Osram’s expensive new Malaysian plant, a dose of job protection in Germany through 2022, and a possible reprieve for Osram’s Internet of Things (IoT) lighting group, which had been under threat. Austrian sensor firm ams, which failed in its first attempt to buy Munich-based Osram a month ago, is now free to buy shares in its second attempt, following approval of its offer document by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. It is offering shareholders €41 ($45.28) per share until midnight Dec. 5, central European time.

LED bulb implementation involves more than energy efficiency for local colleges

Local colleges and universities are putting strategy behind the implementation of LED lighting for more than just energy efficiency. LED light bulbs were built into the design of Ancilla College's new residence halls. They light the way for Irish when they play late at night in Notre Dame Stadium. LEDs illuminate the parking lot for students walking to their cars after a long day of studying on campus at Ivy Tech-South Bend. They pull hundred-year-old light fixtures at Saint Mary's College into the 21st century. Colleges and universities are quickly adopting LEDs as their new standard but it's not just the environmental impacts that are driving the change.

Dominion Energy funds new LED Lighting for The Waterside Theatre

The (US) Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation awarded The Lost Colony this grant to help the production cut energy costs with new LED technology. The funding replaces eight critically needed older spotlights at risk for failing during a performance. he new LED lighting technology draws less electricity and generates less heat, reducing the theatre’s carbon footprint. The highly rated (IP65) LED fixtures are designed to withstand the extreme moisture of a coastal environment which can rapidly deteriorate lighting equipment in an outdoor theatre. The new instrument’s state-of-the-art technology can achieve special theatrical effects easily controlled by a computer which is far less labor intensive and efficient – generating additional savings for the production.

Like the new Skyway lights? Bradenton wants to do the same with the Green Bridge

Bradenton officials are ready to follow in the footsteps of the recently completed beautification projects on the Sunshine Skyway and Ringling bridges with new lights of their own. Mayor Wayne Poston proposed that Bradenton move toward lighting up the Green Bridge that connects the city to Palmetto with newly installed LED lights. In a discussion with the City Council on Wednesday morning, Poston said it could make the downtown area more attractive.

LAPS Goes Green With LED Light Bulbs

In a continued effort to introduce environmentally conscious practices, the Los Alamos Public Schools purposefully replace all fluorescent light bulbs with LED lights. LED bulbs are considered “green” because they are more energy efficient and have a longer life than typical fluorescent bulbs, which makes them cost–efficient in the long run. The lights in Aspen Elementary’s gym were the first to be replaced. There has also been complete exterior retrofitting to LED at Los Alamos Middle School, Mesa Complex and Pueblo Complex. All were 250 Watt metal highlight lamps that were switched to 63 Watt LED bulbs. These fixtures use one-fifth of the energy to light the same square footage.

Apple Reportedly Building a New Facility in Taiwan for Micro LED

Apple is currently constructing a new facility in Taiwan, next to Apple’s Taoyuan plant opened in 2015, reported Taiwan’s Wealth Magazine. According to the report, Apple is building the third plant in Taiwan which is scheduled to be finished in December 2019. Many believe that the new facility, like the old ones, are for Micro LED. Taiwan has been a key place for Apple in developing Micro LED technology where the iPhone maker strategically collaborated with local supply chain. LEDinside covered that Apple was said to begin Micro LED production in small amount for the Apple Watches in 2017 in the Taoyuan plant, which some called the “Secret Laboratory.”

Von Braun Center Unveils LED Lighting System in Propst Arena

In last Friday night’s home debut for the Havoc, the Von Braun Center (Huntsville) unveiled its LED lighting system in the Propst Arena. The upgraded lighting will also enhance UAH hockey games, the annual Rocket City Classic featuring the University of Alabama’s men’s basketball team, and more. “Over time, the previous lighting system became less efficient with bulbs requiring frequent replacement, as well as producing a noticeable background noise during events,” said VBC Executive Director Steve Maples.  “Additionally, the previous fixtures were extremely limited in the special effects and production capabilities compared to newer, sophisticated lighting systems.”

NanoLumens Revamps 1100 Louisiana Lobby with LED Videowall

NanoLumens, creators of LED visualization solutions in any size, shape or curvature,  announced that the 1100 Louisiana building owned by Hines, the international real estate firm, has completed ground-floor renovations that will welcome forward-thinking tenants for years to come. The renovations include a hospitality-inspired lobby with new furnishings, upgraded LED lighting and new stone wall finishes.

The crown jewel of the new lobby is the recently installed digital experience lobby wall, dubbed 'the 1100 Experience'. The 4K LED display measures 32 feet wide by 18 feet high with a 36-foot diagonal distance, which makes it the largest commercial office indoor digital installation of its kind in downtown Houston. This new digital platform will provide tenants and visitors of 1100 Louisiana incredible access to a myriad of art and local talent from the Houston region.

Phillips debuts lighting solution for refrigerated, dry van trailers

Phillips Industries recently revealed an ultra-compact, high-output LED system for refrigerated and dry van trailers that it says represents a breakthrough in interior lighting technology. The solution was displayed on multiple Utility trailers at the North American Commercial Vehicle show. The Phillips PERMALITE XB Corner Cargo Lamp is the first complete interior lighting solution designed specifically for dry vans, the company maintained, and it’s expected to be “widely” available in the market starting in November.

Night or day, these stunningly bright LED highlights can improve your car’s visibility, safety

Wiltshire County Council Expands Telensa Deployment to 42,000 Smart Streetlights

Smart street lighting company Telensa is going to expand its PLANet intelligent street lighting system to Wiltshire County, adding 7,000 more lights across the county. The established deployment already controls 35,000 lights, and paid for itself in just six years through reduced energy and maintenance costs. These controls are also being upgraded as part of a broader LED replacement program for which Ringway is the contractor and Atkins is the consultant.

Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series Natural Spectrum LEDs Adopted by German Lighting Brand WALTRON for Aquarium Lighting

Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. announced that WALTRON, specialists in LED lighting systems for aquariums and terrariums based in Lower Saxony, Germany, has adopted Seoul Semiconductor’s SunLike Series natural spectrum LEDs for daytime Pendix, WALTRON’s aquarium lighting solutions.

Indoor aquariums are full of colorful corals, fish, and water plants living in an ecosystem similar to nature. Direct sunlight is typically avoided in these spaces in order to limit the reproduction of algae. This is necessary to keep water from becoming turbid and harming the ecological balance of the aquarium system. As a result, lighting solutions play an important role in maintaining growth without disturbing the ecological cycle.

The daytime Pendix is a matrix LED module with 9 different color temperatures and features a customized spectral lighting design that closely matches the spectrum of natural sunlight enabled by SunLike Series LEDs. Different light colors such as white, blue, and red can be combined in the module to provide the optimal lighting solution for both saltwater aquariums and freshwater aquariums.

Georgia Power Converting Street Lights To Warm-Light LED

Over the next several months, Georgia Power will be systematically converting all of their residential subdivision street lights from the old pink-amber high-pressure sodium bulbs to new downward-facing LED fixtures. The new fixtures will retain the same traditional lantern-style streetlamp as the original fixtures. The power company is installing only "warm white" LED modules, which have a color temperature of 3,000 Kelvin (K)—the same color tone as warm white household LED bulbs and old incandescent bulbs. These LEDs have very little blue light as compared to LEDs in the 4,500 K to 6,500 K color range used for commercial and security applications.

Sawnee EMC lowering monthly rates for LED fixtures

The Sawnee EMC Board of Directors voted Oct. 17 to lower the monthly rate for eight of the cooperative’s light emitting diode, or LED, outdoor lighting fixtures. This rate reduction will become effective Jan. 2, 2020. Sawnee EMC’s staff recently completed an extensive review of the purchase and installation costs, as well as the monthly rates, for all outdoor light fixtures. It was determined that many of the LED rates could now be lowered to meet the demands of the members who prefer these fixtures.