--- title: XtraLight Lighting Blog | The XtraLight Team (5) description: The resident LED lighting experts of XtraLight Manufacturing pull from their 30+ years of experience in the lighting industry to bring you up to date news and information about the LED lighting industry. 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But they... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 3 – LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/Waves-of-lighting-technology-part-2-LED.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On February 7, 2017 ## [Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 3 – LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/waves-of-lighting-technology-part-2-led) If there's one lighting technology that businesses have a lot of questions about, it's usually LED lights. Light-emitting diodes... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![Energy Savings Forecast of Solid State Lighting: Part 2 General Service Lighting](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/Energy-savings-forecast-of-solid-state-lighting-part-2-general-service-lighting.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On February 2, 2017 ## [Energy Savings Forecast of Solid State Lighting: Part 2 General Service Lighting](https://blog.xtralight.com/energy-savings-forecast-of-solid-state-lighting-part-2-general-service-lighting) Becomingmore efficient in how we light the nation is a major priority for the U.S. government. The future of our country depends... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 2- Fluorescent](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/Waves-of-Lighting-Technology-Part-2-Fluorescent.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 31, 2017 ## [Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 2- Fluorescent](https://blog.xtralight.com/waves-of-lighting-technology-part-2-fluoresecent) To help buyers make better purchasing decisions, we're taking a look at the most popular lighting technologies available today –... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![Energy Savings Forecast of Solid State Lighting: Part 1 Introduction](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/DOE%20logo.png) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 26, 2017 ## [Energy Savings Forecast of Solid State Lighting: Part 1 Introduction](https://blog.xtralight.com/energy-savings-forecast-of-solid-state-lighting-part-1-introduction) Electric lighting paved the way for explosive growth in our country. As this nation of entrepreneurs creates new technology, we... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led), [Municipal](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/municipal) ![Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 1 - Incandescent](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/Waves-of-Lighting-Technology-Part-1-Incandescent.jpeg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 24, 2017 ## [Waves of Lighting Technology: Part 1 - Incandescent](https://blog.xtralight.com/waves-of-lighting-technology-part-1-incandescent) We frequently encounter buyers who want to know more about the lights they are choosing – not just how they look, but how they... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![What Is Solid State Lighting?](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/Board_Closeup-S_blank.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 6, 2017 ## [What Is Solid State Lighting?](https://blog.xtralight.com/solid-state-lighting) When discussing or purchasing LED lights – or comparing light choices – the common phrase "solid state lighting" (SSL) surfaces.... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led), [Industry](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/industry) ![Color Temperature- What's a KELVIN?](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/led-color-tempature.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 6, 2017 ## [Color Temperature- What's a KELVIN?](https://blog.xtralight.com/color-temperature-whats-a-kelvin) Just recently, an overheard conservation of a customer in a big box store went something like this: “I need this color... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![LED Basics: Lumens](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/led%20lighting%20-%20lumens.jpg) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 5, 2017 ## [LED Basics: Lumens](https://blog.xtralight.com/led-basics-lumens) When considering lighting fixtures, the lumen works as one measure of the amount of light that a fixture can produce. While the... *( read )* Tags: [Learning LED](https://blog.xtralight.com/topic/learning-led) ![LED Basics: Anatomy Of An LED Light Fixture](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/anatomy%20og%20an%20LED%20-%20ledlinx%20image-121861-edited.png) ![](https://blog.xtralight.com/hubfs/X-1.png) By [The XtraLight Team](https://blog.xtralight.com/author/the-xtralight-team) On January 5, 2017 ## [LED Basics: Anatomy Of An LED Light Fixture](https://blog.xtralight.com/led-basics-anatomy-of-an-led-light-fixture) The applications for [indoor and outdoor LED fixtures](http://www.xtralight.com/products/) have become almost limitless. 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