Solid-State Lighting Webcasts
Below you'll find links to information about past webcast presentations related to solid-state lighting, including presentation slides and question-and-answer sessions, where available.
Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool 
April 3, 2012
A presentation on the Retrofit Financial Analysis Tool developed by DOE's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium, including a guided walk-through of what the tool can do, and how to use it to evaluate costs and benefits associated with converting to LED street and roadway lighting.
The L Prize PAR 38 Competition: A New Start
March 27, 2012
A presentation on the newly reopened L Prize® PAR 38 competition, including performance specifications, U.S. content requirements, the product evaluation process, and submission requirements.
The L Prize Winning LED A19 Replacement—What Commercial Building Owners/Operators Can Expect in 2012
January 18, 2012
A presentation on the status of LED A19 lamp options for commercial businesses, with an overview of DOE's L Prize competition and the rigorous lab, lifetime, and field testing that went into selection of the winning lamp.
Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium Model Specification for LED Roadway Luminaires
November 15, 2011
A presentation on the Model Specification for LED Roadway Luminaires developed by DOE's Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium.
LED Replacements for Linear Fluorescent Lamps
June 20, 2011
A presentation on issues surrounding LED products marketed as replacements for linear fluorescent lamps, and available resources for evaluating them.
CALiPER Round 11 Test Results
February 8, 2011
A presentation on the results and analysis of CALiPER Round 11 Testing.
Understanding and Evaluating LM-79 and LM-80 Test Reports for SSL Technology
August 10, 11, and 12, 2010
A three-part TINSSL webinar series on the fundamentals of LM-79 and LM-80 luminaire testing requirements and the use of a checklist procedure for analyzing test reports.
Evaluating LED Street Lighting Solutions
July 20, 2010
A presentation on current Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium activities and perspectives from members who are in the midst of implementing LED street lighting evaluations.
Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium Kickoff
May 6, 2010
A presentation discussing the Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium's purpose, first steps, and opportunities to participate.
LEDs for Interior Office Applications
March 18, 2010
A presentation comparing LED and fluorescent technologies for office lighting applications.
Hitting the Target: ENERGY STAR® SSL Outdoor Area Lighting
October 8, 2009
A presentation about ENERGY STAR criteria covering SSL-based outdoor area and roadway lighting, including an update on the new criteria and a comparison of currently available LED products to conventional lighting technologies in these applications.
LED Replacement Lamps: Current Performance and the Latest on ENERGY STAR
May 19, 2009
A presentation about the CALiPER program's recent benchmark testing of common omnidirectional incandescent lamps, and ENERGY STAR criteria for LED integral replacement lamps.
CALiPER Round 7 Testing Results and SSL Product Life Issues
April 9, 2009
A presentation about CALiPER's Round 7 testing results, and an update on the emerging understanding of service life and long-term reliability for solid-state lighting products.
LED Site Lighting in the Commercial Building Sector: Opportunities, Challenges, and the CBEA Performance Specification
March 26, 2009
A presentation about the Commercial Building Energy Alliances' (CBEA) efforts to explore the viability of LED site lighting in commercial parking lots.
IESNA LM-80-08 — An Overview of the Test Procedure and How it is Used for ENERGY STAR®
October 30, 2008
An overview of LM-80-08, Approved Method for Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources, and how DOE's ENERGY STAR® program for solid-state lighting luminaires will use LM-80 to estimate lifetime for qualified SSL luminaires.
L Prize™: The Race for Super Efficient Light Bulbs
September 23, 2008
An overview of the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) technology competition, which calls for super-efficient SSL products to replace two of the most common light bulbs used today: the 60-watt incandescent and the PAR-38 halogen reflector.
ENERGY STAR® for SSL: Getting Ready for September 30
June 26, 2008
An overview of the DOE ENERGY STAR® criteria for solid-state luminaires, effective September 30, 2008.
SSL Luminaire Performance in the Lab: Just How Well Do They Perform?
December 13, 2007
An overview of the Commercially Available LED Product Evaluation and Reporting (CALiPER) Program, test procedures for SSL products, and recent test results.
LED Essentials – Technology, Applications, Advantages, Disadvantages
October 11, 2007
A broad introduction to LED technology, including technology status, advantages and disadvantages, current applications, future potential, and evolving path of LED technology from indicator lights to general illumination.
DOE Five Year Commercialization Support Plan
July 2, 2007
An overview of DOE's Commercialization Support Plan. Key elements include buyer guidance such as ENERGY STAR® criteria for SSL products, design competitions, technology demonstrations and procurements, product testing, technical information dissemination, and standards and test procedure support.