Introducing the Cree LED Lighting Revolution blog

Posted by Ginny Skalski

As leaders of the LED Lighting Revolution, we find that many people are in the dark about energy-efficient LED lighting. We’re working hard to change that, and we hope our spiffy new blog will help. So thanks for stopping by. We’ll pause for a few seconds while you subscribe to our RSS feed. (One-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one-thousand …)

Good, you’re back. Now … on to revolutionary things!

To understand the Cree LED Lighting Revolution, you may have to change your mind set about lighting and LEDs in general. You see, for a long time people said LEDs weren’t a viable source for general lighting.

LEDs were long relegated to indicator lights: They lit traffic signals and the speedometer on your car’s dashboard. Then LEDs were used to backlight things like cell phones and TVs. And they were also used to cast colored light in fountains and on buildings. And the LEDs did a great job.

But in recent years, LEDs have found their way into a slew of lighting fixtures used in businesses, parking garages, streets, homes and more. And you know what? LED lights are more energy efficient than many other light sources, including the classic incandescent bulb, really hot halogens and even those toxic stop-gaps, CFLs.

LED lights require up to 85 percent less energy than light bulbs and up to 50 percent less energy than fluorescent tubes. And LEDs are capable of producing beautiful light. Cree LED lights are being used in the Pentagon and there are plans to install them in 650 Walmart stores in the produce and electronics sections. In fact, there are LED lights in a lot of places.

Bad lighting habits can’t be broken if no one understands the alternatives. The Cree LED Lighting Revolution is dedicated to teaching you more about the technology and showing off real-life examples of LED lights.

So follow me, Cree blogger Ginny Skalski, and take a stand against bad lighting. Join the LED Lighting Revolution and subscribe to our blog for more updates. Thanks!

2 Responses to “Introducing the Cree LED Lighting Revolution blog”

1. S Peterson says:

   November 18, 2009 at 3:31 pm

   The blog looks great !

   Great work.
2. Shahram says:

   February 23, 2010 at 6:53 pm

   I
   wanted to comment on the importance of lighting quality as it relates to our
   children and adults. I believe we should strive for more efficient lighting
   solutions in schools but I do also have a concern that mandating changes too
   fast and the hype that surrounds this issue may result in the wrong
   implementation of lighting solutions and in sacrifices in light quality that I
   believe is so important to our well being. It takes time for new technologies to
   mature and to be fully understood by the professionals like lighting designers,
   electrical engineers, architects, interior designers and the public in general.
   It takes time to experience the new lighting solutions in order to implement
   them correctly into our schools, homes and other lighting projects.
   Caution needs to be practiced in banning traditional light sources and time
   needs to be given for the industry to transition so that our future does not
   look like those futuristic movies that show cold dark streets and spaces with
   blue green fluorescent or neon lights.
   Respectfully,
   Arie Louie