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Kelly Gordon Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

WebcastSep 23, 2008

L Prize CompetitionThe Race for Super Efficient Light Bulbs

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Transforming the Lighting Landscape:• Created by Energy

Independence and Security Act (EISA 2007) Sec. 655

• Focus on two replacement technologies:– 60 W Incandescent – PAR 38 Halogen

• Future focus: 21st Century Lamp• Cash prizes, opportunities for federal purchasing

agreements, utility programs, other incentives• Opportunity to save significant energy and greenhouse

gas emissions

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Not “If” But “When”

• DOE R&D portfolio offers insight on LED industry advances, technology potential

• 51 current DOE SSL R&D projects

“Cree achieves highest efficacy for a white power LED” [129 lm/W for cool

white and 99 lm/W for warm white] September 2007

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March 2008 Industry Targets

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Laboratory Projection- Cool White

Commercial Product Projection - Cool White

Commercial Product Projection- Warm WhiteLaboratory - Cool WhiteCommercial Product- Cool White

Commercial Product, Warm White

Low Power-Cool WhiteForeign Competition-Laboratory ProjectionMaximum Efficacy - Cool White

Maximum Efficacy Warm White

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Commercially Available• Warm white (Aug 08):

– Cree XLamp XR-E 70 lm/W– Philips K2 33 lm/W– Philips Rebel 54 lm/W– Osram Golden Dragon 45 lm/W– Nichia 63 lm/W

• High (92) CRI: 53 lm/W

Cree X Lamp XR-E

Philips Lumileds Rebel

Osram Golden Dragon

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L Prize To Date• 9 month development

process• Active Steering Committee

– 4 California utilities• Technical requirements and

evaluation criteria• May 28 Light Fair event• Website, identity materials• Federal Register

announcement Jun 24

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L Prize Launch at LIGHTFAIR• Competition launch in May 2008

at LIGHTFAIR International in Las Vegas

Utility leaders, members of the media, and manufacturers learn details of the L Prize competition.

Deputy Assistant Secretary David Rodgers (third from left) was joined by Jim Brodrick and energy leaders from four major California utilities working closely with DOE to support the L Prize competition.

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Partners Assist Competition Planning• MOUs with DOE• Valuable input to competition planning, requirements• Assist in evaluation of proposed products• Promote winning L Prize products

http://www.smud.org/

http://www.sempra.com/

http://www.pge.com/

http://www.sce.com/default.htm

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Now What?• Invite additional partners• Finalize test procedures• Prepare testing lab

capacity• Logistical arrangements• Technical Review

Committee• Communications plans Be prepared!

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L Prize Competition Requirements

• Technical specifications to ensure compliance with EISA legislation

• Additional details specified for – Quality– Performance– Mass manufacturing

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Real Energy Savings, Real Benefits

If every socket converted to L Prize winning product, the U.S. will save 34.0 TWh of electricity and avoid 5.6 million metric tons of carbon emissions

60 W incandescent replacement winner will use only 10 watts – a savings of 83%

If every socket converted to L Prize winning product, the U.S. will save 15.6 TWh of electricity and avoid 2.6 million metric tons of carbon emissions

PAR 38 halogen replacement winner will use less than 11 watts – a savings of 87%

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Submittal Requirements

• 2000 lamp samples– Continuous production run

• Manufacturing capability plan

• 250,000 unit capacity in first year

• US-based LED chip production

light bulb ©2007 Jeff Lieberman

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Rigorous Product Evaluation

• Performance and lifetime testing conducted by independent laboratories

• Field assessments in collaboration with utilities and other partners

• Stress testing under extreme conditions• Purpose:

– Detect and address product weaknesses before market introduction

– Avoid problems with long-term market acceptance

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Photometric Testing• LM-79-08 test procedure

– Luminous flux– Intensity distribution– CCT, chromaticity coordinates– CRI– Power factor

• 200 samples• Integrating sphere• Goniophotometer

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Lumen Maintenance Testing• At least 6,000 hours of testing• 200 samples• 45C environment• L70/C95/B10

– 70% lumen maintenance– 95% confidence interval– No more than 10% of samples fall

below 70% lumen maintenance• Color maintenance

100%

70%

Hours 25k

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Stress Testing

• Smaller number of samples• Extreme conditions; may include:

– High temperature– Humidity– Frequent switching– Voltage fluctuation– Electro-magnetic interference

• Identify failure modes, problem applications, potential solutions

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Field Assessments• Partner participation• Installation in host

customer facilities (homes, commercial spaces, outdoor locations) and utility technology demonstration facilities

• Focus group testing – Retailers– Builders– Consumers

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Preparing for Field Assessments• Partners scope out projects in advance

– Types of customer facilities – residential, commercial– Special attributes to evaluate – dimming, color– Access agreements with customers

• When entries come in, DOE alerts Partners to activate field assessment plans

• Partners identify lamp quantities needed• Field assessments use non-tested samples

– About 1500 available for field assessments

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Program Partners – What’s In It For You?

• Confidence in performance, consistency• Clear benefits to energy efficiency program partners

– Lowers risk through thorough, intensive, reliable product evaluations

– Saves you time and assures product quality – more quickly, more comprehensively

– Surest, most effective route to big energy savings• DOE lab testing, leading to partner field testing• Selection and promotion of products worth backing

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Partner Roles

• Sign MOU with DOE• Participate regularly• Help recruit other partners• May provide review and input on

technical and testing issues• May carry out product field

assessments• Promote winners through energy

efficiency programs

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Promoting Winners• Product incentives paid directly to manufacturers or to

consumers • Collaborative marketing and promotion

– Print, radio, TV, and online advertisement – Point of purchase information – Educational materials – Training

• Partnerships with local, regional, national retailers • Demonstrations and promotions with

– Local homebuilders– Commercial developers– Hospitality chains– Local government, schools, universities

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Become a Program Partner

• DOE actively inviting energy efficiency program partners from other states and regions to join

• Contact [email protected] for more details

mailto:[email protected]

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Join the Wave!

For more information, see www.lightingprize.org

http://www.lightingprize.org/

A Utility Partner Perspective - Getting Ready for the L Prize Mary Matteson Bryan, P.E. September 23, 2008

A Utility Partner Perspective - Getting Ready for the L Prize

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Presentation Overview _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Energy Efficiency in California– Why California utilities are L Prize Partners

• Field Assessments of L Prize Entrants– Assess emerging technologies to accelerate market penetration

• California Utility LED Lighting Programs– Support for L Prize winners





• Energy Efficiency in California– Why California utilities are L Prize Partners

• Field Assessments of L Prize Entrants

• California Utility LED Lighting Programs



Energy Efficiency in California

Energy Efficiency - Utility Leadership for Over 30 Years _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• PG&E Customers since 1976– saved enough annual electricity to power over 20 million homes– saved enough annual natural gas to heat 22 million homes– avoided the emission of more than 135 million tons of C02




Energy Efficiency - California’s Highest Priority Resource _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• “Loading order” to meet new demand1. Energy efficiency and demand response

2. Renewable energy

3. Clean fossil-fueled distributed generation and clean fossil-fueled central-station generation




Demand Reduction Goals 2009 - 2011 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Source: CPUC Decision D.04-09-060

Over 1,500 MWTotal Cumulative Savings




Energy Efficiency Program Funding _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• 2009 - 2011 Three Year Program Cycle:

$3.7 Billion requested




California Legislation _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Assembly Bill (AB) 1109 - California Lighting Efficiency and Toxics Reduction Act

– Goals: By 2018, reduce lighting energy consumption• By 50% for Residential Indoor• By 25% for Commercial and Outdoor




L Prize Partnership Benefits _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Continued Leadership for our Customers• Steering Committee• Nationwide Collaboration





• Energy Efficiency in California

• Field Assessments of L Prize Entrants– Assess emerging technologies to accelerate market penetration

• California Utility LED Lighting Programs



Field Assessments of L Prize Entrants

Emerging Technologies Program _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mission Statement

• Identify and assess emerging technologies to accelerate market penetration




Field Assessments _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Evaluate Energy Savings• Evaluate Lighting Characteristics• Evaluate Customer Acceptance• Support Incentive Program Development




Possible Host Sites _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Hospitality • Retail • University/College• Lighting Showroom





• Energy Efficiency in California

• Field Assessment of L Prize Entrants

• California Utility LED Lighting Programs– Support for L Prize Winners



California Utility LED Lighting Programs

Support for L Prize Winners __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Support collaborative marketing and promotion activities• Support field assessments of the winning products• Showcase products through educational outlets• Develop and support an incentive program



California Utility LED Lighting Incentive Programs

Initial LED Incentives ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Refrigerated Case Lighting • Recessed Downlights• Street and Area Lighting• Parking Garage Lighting

Photo: Cree LLF Inc.

Photo: PG&E

Photo: PG&E



California Utility LED Lighting Incentive Programs

Incentive Program Development Challenges ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Variable Product Quality• High Cost - Marginal Total Resource Cost (TRC)• Setting Incentive Levels• Rapid Technology Advancements• Customer Education




Standards Based Incentive Approach _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Benefits– Maintain high quality– Support DOE Energy Star and industry-standard test methods– Send signal to the market that quality matters

• Results– Higher customer satisfaction– Persistent, reliable energy savings




Summary _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Energy Efficiency is a major driver for utility support of L Prize competition

• California utilities are actively involved

• Excited to support L Prize winning products




PG&E Contacts _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Mary Matteson Bryan, P.E.• Emerging Technologies Lighting Portfolio Manager• Tel: 415 305 5445• [email protected]

Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp.

Focus on Energy

• Non profit established in 1980

• Administer and implement energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for utilities, state and local governments across the Midwest including the award winning Focus on Energy program in Wisconsin.

Who is WECC?

• Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation champions innovative energy initiatives that deliver short- and long-term economic and environmental benefits to consumers, businesses and policy makers.

Our Mission

• Residential, Business and Renewable Energy Programs– Single and multifamily homes– Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and

School/Government buildings programs

• We provide education, technical expertise and financial assistance

• Our programs serve over 15 million customers across the Midwest.

We work with…

Promotion of LED technology to date

• Residential holiday light incentives – Retailer coupon

• Custom incentives white LED – Parking Lots– Garage– Refrigerated Case

EDGE -Beta LED


Phasing in Prescriptive incentives• Downlights that meet DOE SSL standards


LR6 from Cree LED Lighting Solutions 12W

Halo ML706830 module 14W

• Vendors coming out of the woodwork• Quality varies enormously• Best products typically have objective test

data that documents product performance– Using DOE SSL standards

• Replacement lamps are the most commonly promoted product BUT have the least performance documentation

Experience with LED projects

Why partner with L Prize?

• Important way to promote the development of quality LED products

• Ensure we stay up to speed on new and emerging offerings in the LED category

• Offer our program sponsors the opportunity to be leading edge when it comes to promoting LEDs

• Risk free!

• L Prize standards for quality raise the bar for the very common lamp types (60W incandescent lamps and PAR 38 halogen lamps)– Efficacy: 90 lumens/W, 123 lumens/W– Lumen output: 900, 1350 – Quality: 90 CRI, 2700-3000K CCT, – Performance: dimmable, -20 degree C start,

over 25,000 hour rated life• Quality product means little risk to partners

Why partner with L Prize?

Planning for L Prize participation

• Our programs are not as ready to jump into the market with relatively immature technologies - we want to be sure it is market ready first.

• We are relying on the work DOE is doing to help us determine what products will be worth supporting in the marketplace

• Need quality reliable product before we begin to structure our incentive offerings

Product Assessment Plans

As product entries become available:• Recruit test sites from a wide customer base• Multiple application types and end uses• Observe performance & share with market

players and program partners• Case studies on a local level will provide

regional data valuable to partners

The Winners

• Special promotions and incentive• Promotion to builders, contractors,

distributors, showrooms, retailers and other applicable market providers

• Education for market providers

Liesel Whitney-Schulte, LCProject Manager – Lighting

414-202-8753

Sara Van de GriftResidential Programs Director

608-249-9322 Ext. 160

WECC Contacts

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