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Industry News
EW’s 2020 Top 200 Ranking
The nation’s largest electrical distributors are navigating through the economic storm touched off by the COVID-19 coronavirus. Accounting for an estimated $81.4 billion in sales — 69% of Electrical Wholesaling’s $117.5 billion in estimated 2019 total sales through distributors of…
PGE Program Will Transform Hundreds of Homes Into a Virtual Power Plant
Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) is set to launch a pilot program that will incentivize installation and connection of 525 residential energy storage batteries that PGE will dispatch, contributing up to four megawatts of energy to PGE’s grid. The…
Job Growth Hits Record 4.8 Million As Unemployment Rate Falls To 11.1%
The rebound in hiring added to a stream of data, including consumer spending, in suggesting that the recession which started in February was likely over. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell this week acknowledged the rebound in activity, saying the economy…
New DOE Study Examines Lumen and Chromaticity Maintenance of LED Packages, Based on LM-80 Data
To better inform our understanding of LED reliability over the course of a product’s lifetime, DOE has released the results of a study assessing the four major phosphor-converted LED (pc-LED) package types: ceramic-based, polymer-based, chip-on-board (COB) packages, and chip-scale packages…
Your Guide to the New EU Regs on Lighting
The result of nearly five years of negotiations, the new rules – the Single Lighting Regulation (SLR) and the Energy Labelling Regulation (ELR) – will apply from 1 September 2021.The only exception to this dateline is for the removal of…
Product Showcase
PureEdge Lighting’s Truline Is a Plaster in LED Lighting System
The Original 5/8″ solution offering functionality and versatility, TrueLine is available in .5”, 1” and 1.6” track width options and a market leading custom length of up to 40 feet! Let the drywall be your canvas, the highly adaptable linear…
UV Lighting to Prevent, Contain and Remove Pathogens by Matt Deloge, Johnson Controls
We continue to see a steady flow of press materials about the ultraviolet (UV) lighting sector, especially with regard to the coronavirus. Johnson Controls posted a short video breaking down the way UV can be used in disinfection. The video…
COVID-19’s Impact on the Electrical Market: Economic Indicators to Track
Need to know which way the electrical market is headed? Jim Lucy, Electrical Wholesaling’s Editor-in-Chief, offers fresh analysis of the economic impact the COVID-19 coronavirus is having on the industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=169&v=gWb4FlWdBxY&feature=em b_logo
Actress January Jones Practiced Self-Care by Wearing an LED Facial Mask
Jones danced around her house wearing an LED face mask and sipping a can of beer in an Instagram video. https://www.instagram.com/tv/B9-Ch6VlBcI/?utm_source=ig_embed
Sleep Better & Feel Better While Working From Home
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) has released a new video on how to maintain good sleep while working from home, or quarantining indoors, which is becoming commonplace during the coronavirus pandemic. Good sleep is essential for good health, and may…
Product Promotions
Green Creative HID Retrofit Lamps
Green Creative HID Retrofit lamps are great solutions for a variety of commercial and industrial applications such as post top fixtures, wall packs, area lights, and round high bay fixtures. The lamps are offered in a wide range of wattages…
Litetronics Introduces Affordable New LED Round High Bay SL for High-Ceiling Applications
Litetronics’ lightweight new High Bay SL fixture represents a direct, one-to-one replacement for existing HID configurations and delivers a clean, uniform light distribution that improves visual acuity and enhances safety. Available in 100-Watt, 150-Watt, and 200-Watt versions that provide powerful…
LEDlescent™ Natural™ LED T8 with TruWave Technology™
Sylvania LEDlescent provides the best alternative to natural light by mimicking the natural light spectrum, all while saving energy. Controls blue wavelengths for less glare and reduced eyestrain. Delivers natural red colors to make spaces and flesh tones both accurate…
Lumecon Detroit Series™ (LDS) Forward Throw LED Wall Pack
The Lumencon LDS-FT offers a bold, rugged Detroit inspired design that performs efficiently and reliably in any outdoor environment. The tiered wattage / lumen packages deliver exactly the light output needed for the job without wasting energy or efficiency and…
Stones River Electric Now Offers UV Disinfecting Lighting as a Service in Our Battle Against COVID-19
Stones River Electric is proud to offer two UV-C high power light disinfections systems “As a Service” starting June 15, 2020, to help fight the COVID-19 virus. We offer affordable per square foot pricing for your facility of any size.…
