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The Time Is Right for Resilient Lighting

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Natural disasters ot that long ago, the term “resilient light- Guide currently in dra form as developed by
ing” would conjure up the idea of hardy a Resilient Lighting Commi ee, and there is an

that damage xtures ideal for hazardous environments
existing British Standard (BSI) published called,

infrastructures, fraught with equipment vibration and other “Illumination for Continued Activity” that the
industrial considerations. While ruggedness is North American group can reference and/or

plus the still a necessary trait, the term has broadened build upon.
beyond construction zones to mean providing With The California Public Utilities Com-
documented
illumination for extended periods of time (i.e. mission (CPUC) and the California Energy

increase in days, weeks) in residential areas. “It is rugged Commission (CEC) having launched a Zero Net
lighting designed to continue operating when Energy Action Plan for all new homes to be Net
power outages
other lighting cannot,” explained Terry McGowan. Zero Energy by 2020, McGowan said Resilient
“Resilient lighting has the ability to prepare and Lighting would complement that e ort. [Zero Net
over the past
plan for, absorb, recover from, and more success- Energy buildings produce as much energy as they
ve years, are
fully adapt to adverse events.”
consume.]
In addition to providing illumination for critical Of growing concern are the statistics that point
all good reasons
applications such as hospitals in natural disaster to an increase in the amount of [large] power
areas, resilient lighting is being looked at for resi- failures occurring in the U.S. Having ba ery- and
to move quickly
dential use in cases of shelter in place (seeking solar-powered lighting that provides illumination
on developing
safety within the building one already occupies, for up to 8 hours on a single charge would help
rather than to evacuate the area or seek a com- alleviate some of those di culties. “Photo-
disaster-proof
munity emergency shelter).
voltaic charging systems are ripe for investment,”
lighting.
McGowan noted that there is an IES Design
McGowan remarked.
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ESTIMATED PEEK ELECTRICITY OUTAGES CAUSED BY HURRICANE MATTHEW

SOURCE: U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ASSOCIATION (EIA)

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