A recent “Postings from Jim Brodrick,” a popular e-mail update on the solid-state lighting market that’s published regularly by the head man at the DOE Solid State Lighting program, said more than 150 manufacturers, 40 retailers, and another 40 lighting designers and energy efficiency organizations have all taken the Lighting Facts pledge. The list of the 160 LED products that qualify to use the Lighting Facts label is up on the website.
Similar to a nutrition label, the Lighting Facts Label provides a quick summary of product performance data. But reports have surfaced, including one in LEDs magazine, on misuse of the label, and Brodrick said in a New York Times report that DOE has identified at least 25 cases of misuse.