The market for solid-state lighting promises to be huge, but how huge is an open question. The U.S. Department of Energy last month released analysis of the energy-savings potential over the next 20 years for general-use solid-state lighting (SSL) compared with incandescent and fluorescent light sources. The report estimates that if solid-state lighting hits certain price and performance targets, a widespread conversion to SSL (primarily LED and OLED) could save almost 1,500 terawatt-hours of electricity, worth about $120 billion at current energy prices.

The study, “Energy Savings Potential of Solid-State Lighting in General Illumination Applications 2010 to 2030,” is available from the DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division website at www1.eere.energy.gov.

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