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THE URJA WATCH
May 2009, Vol. II/Issue 11
 A monthly newsletter of 
Indian Association of Energy Management Professionals
It is about “Conscience Keeping on Energy Matters” 
 
FOCUS ON
LIGHTING
 
The Urja Watch May 2009 Vol. II/Issue 11
FOCUS ON
LIGHTING
 What’s inside…
 
 
From the Editor:
Bright Ideas in Lighting 2
 
Be Smart with T5 Energy Saver 4
 
Energy Audit in Lighting Systems 10
 
Light Pollution And Its Impact On Energy, Safety,Health And Environment 20
 
Debate of feasibility of LEDs for Street Lighting 24
 
Lighting Quiz 35
 
IAEMP News 37
 
Upcoming Events 38
Editorial Board
S. Subramanian, S.K. Sood, Amit Gupta, R.V. Ramana Rao 
Reporters:
Vikas Apte 
– 
Regulatory affairs, D.K. Agrawal, Jaipur 
 Website:
 
www.iaemp.org  
Editor Contact:
 
tellsubi@gmail.com  
Contributing Authors for this issue:
T.P. Sadananda Pai,
 
N. Ravishankar, R,P. Rammohan 
 
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From the Editor’s Desk…
 
Bright Ideas in Lighting
Ever since the invention of the carbon filament electriclamp by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879, bright ideascontinue to work on making lamps more efficient.From the age of kerosene-powered lanterns, India hasprogressed to producing the most modern electriclighting systems. At many of the street-side markets,electric lamps have now replaced traditional petromaxlanterns. The bright lamps not only help businessesbut also light up smiles on the faces of vendors.Globally, advancements in lighting technology have made the day muchlonger leading to more human output. Gone are the days when outdoorgames were played only when daylight was available.Lighting accounts for 15-20% of total electrical consumption in India. Itoffers great opportunities to improve energy efficiency and environmentas more efficient lighting systems are now available in the market.
India’s lighting indust
ry is estimated at around Rs.50 Billion. Theindustry produces a variety of lighting products including incandescentlamps, fluorescent tubes, vapour lamps and others. The market forCompact Fluorescent lamps (CFL) is the fastest growing segment,growing at an estimated 25 percent annually. The market for high intensity discharge lamps such as sodium vapourlamps is also growing rapidly at around 15 percent. Alongside, there is ahuge and latent market for lighting fixtures and support systems.Energy efficiency is taking center stage in almost every product category.It's not just the technology that affects the efficiency of light, it's theapplication of the light source. All light sources can be used in moreefficient ways.Light-emitting diodes or LEDs offer by far the most efficient and longestlasting form of electric supplied light. While the LED lamps save energyand last longer, their initial pricetag is much higher. However, LEDsgenerally require little maintenance over the life of the fixture because norelamping is required. Cool and energy-efficient lighting by the LEDs isimportant option to consider for a rapidly growing India.
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