How have lighting manufacturers perfected the technology to the point where LEDs are now very viable for use in general illumination lighting?
LED manufacturers have been researching alternate materials and processes, dramatically improving the lumen output. In fact over the past forty years, improvements in this technology have exponentially increased the light output and efficiency of LEDs, doubling every 36 months. LED experts recognize that solid state lighting has many unique benefits and new thinking is needed in terms of the general illumination measurements for this new technology.
