Use our Search Facility to browse our members.....         Use our Search Facility to find your nearest retailer.....           Energy Efficient Lighting Lighting typically accounts for up to 30% of total electricity costs within the home, and by installing energy efficient lighting or lamps you can reduce your overall energy costs. The Lighting Association has been involved in Energy Efficient lighting product programmes since1994. We started working with the Energy Saving Trust on compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) programmes in 1995/6.Our Laboratories started to test CFL’s to the Energy Saving Trusts high specifications towards the end of 1997. We also managed subsidised schemes for retailers in 1997.Our first programme promoting energy efficient luminaires also started in 1997 so we have beenworking on these programmes for quite a long time. On 1 March 2007, The European Lamp Companies Federation (ELC) announced the first-ever joint industry commitment to support a government shift to more efficient lighting products for the home. Following discussions with the media, end consumers and European and national policy makers, this paper attempts to answer a number of frequently asked questions on the issue of domestic lighting. Energy Saving Light Bulbs: The FACTS Not FICTION With the announcement on the phasing out of GLS light bulbs by 2011, discussion surrounding the benefits of converting to low energy lighting is at the top of the news agenda. The Lighting Association, on behalf of the UK Lighting industry, would like to clarify the misconceptions surrounding GLS light bulbs so that consumers are armed with the correct facts when making the decision to purchase Compact Fluorescent Integrated (CFLi’s) light bulb. Read more here Please view the other pages within the menu to find out more. For more information please contact: Tel: 01952 290905 email: enquiries@lightingassociation.com     Keyword         Email/Username Password         Forgotten your Password?