06 December 2024
LED lamp testing shows wide variety of performance
The Australian lighting market provides consumers with thousands of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to choose from, but recent testing highlights a range of performance, quality, and information accuracy issues.
The report, LED Lamp Performance: Results of in-house testing of lamps sampled from the Australian market prepared by the Department of Climate Change, the Environment, Energy and Water (the department), outlines the results of tested LEDs used in domestic applications.
In the study described in the report, LEDs purchased from 2023 were tested against the proposed LED Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in late 2023 and early 2024. These were tested in a facility established in-house by the department.
LEDs are the most efficient lighting choice for consumers but with so many to choose from, consumers are encouraged to find a LED that meets their needs.
LED MEPS will increase the quality and efficiency of LEDs available in the Australian market. See Lighting for more information.
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