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Solid-State Lighting Basics Why SSL Since 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy has invested with industry partners in research and development of solid-state lighting (SSL)—including both light-emitting diode (LED) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies. Why such concentrated attention on SSL? The answer is simple: because of SSLs rapid ongoing improvements and superior energy-saving potential. It is estimated that switching to LED lighting over the next two decades could save the country $250 billion in energy costs over that period, reduce the electricity consumption for lighting by nearly one half, and avoid 1,800 million metric tons of carbon emission.1 DOE is not alone in recognizing the importance of that kind of savings; Congress recognizes it too, which is why the Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates DOE to accelerate SSL technology. Source: DOE LED Lighting Facts product list; DOE SSL RD Multi-Year Program Plan analysis That doesnt mean DOE has abandoned lighting controls and other light source technologies, however. DOE still invests to a large degree in promoting the most efficient forms of conventional lighting technologies, through such implementation programs as Building America, the Commercial Buildings Integration Program, and the Federal Energy Management Program. Avoiding the Roadblocks DOE is keeping a close watch on solid-state lighting, in both the lab and the marketplace, to make sure it doesnt run into the same roadblocks that slowed?market acceptance of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) back in the 1990s. Accelerating the pace of commercialization for SSL will hinge on improving cost competitiveness and quality. Improving cost competitiveness. One major roadblock for SSL is cost. Today, the purchase price of LED lighting products is generally higher than that of their conventional counterparts, often by a long shot, and the energy savings often arent enough to offset the difference within an attractive payback period. However,