Lighting is still tied to about 40% of building electricity use, yet the same agencies that map the problem also point to big reduction potential through efficient technologies. At the same time, the LED market climbed from $72.2 billion in 2022 to a projected $143.8 billion by 2030, while smart connected lighting has moved from early pilots to wider adoption, with 76% of respondents planning to use it. This post stitches together the technical, market, and safety standards behind that shift, from color quality metrics like TM-30 to controls and lifetime testing that affect what ends up in real spaces.
Key Takeaways
- 40% of global electricity use in buildings is attributed to lighting in older IEA framing; the IEA estimates that lighting can be reduced substantially with efficient technologies (share of building electricity for lighting)
- 76% of respondents in a CEBA survey on connected lighting reported they use or plan to use connected lighting (share of respondents by intended use)
- A 2021 meta-analysis reported that daylight-linked controls can reduce lighting energy use by about 25% on average (percent reduction from daylight harvesting/control interventions)
- In the European Union, lighting accounts for about 5% of total electricity consumption (used as a proxy for the scale of lighting demand within power usage)
- The global LED lighting market size was $72.2 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $143.8 billion by 2030 (market revenue for LED lighting products)
- The global architectural lighting market is forecast to grow from $xx.xx billion to $yy.yy billion by 2030 at a CAGR cited in a vendor research report (market revenue for architectural lighting)
- IES TM-30 provides a detailed description of color quality via Rf and Rg metrics (measurable color fidelity outputs)
- Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of white lighting products typically falls in the 2700K to 6500K range for commercial specifications (measurable CCT range used in specs)
- Color Rendering Index (CRI) is measured on a scale of 0–100, with higher values indicating better color rendering (measurable definition used by lighting professionals)
- A 2019 peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment found that LED lighting has a lower total global warming potential than fluorescent lighting for typical lifetime scenarios (relative LCA result measured as comparative GWP)
- A NREL evaluation of LED streetlight conversions found typical savings of about 50% on energy use (retrofit savings metric for public/professional lighting)
- DALI is supported by thousands of luminaires and drivers; DALI Alliance reported more than 100 companies in the ecosystem (adoption measured as supplier ecosystem count)
- Signify reported that its LiFi-enabled luminaires achieved commercial deployments in public spaces and retail locations (measurable deployments count reported in press releases)
Efficient LED and connected lighting could cut major electricity use, with standards like TM-21 and TM-30 ensuring performance.
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Industry Trends10 stats
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40% of global electricity use in buildings is attributed to lighting in older IEA framing; the IEA estimates that lighting can be reduced substantially with efficient technologies (share of building electricity for lighting)https://www.iea.org/reports/lighting
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76% of respondents in a CEBA survey on connected lighting reported they use or plan to use connected lighting (share of respondents by intended use)https://www.ceba.eu/publications/connected-lighting-survey/
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A 2021 meta-analysis reported that daylight-linked controls can reduce lighting energy use by about 25% on average (percent reduction from daylight harvesting/control interventions)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132321000835
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10.5% of global electricity generation in 2022 came from wind energy, indicating a broader grid decarbonization trend that can reduce carbon impact of electric lighting over timehttps://ember-climate.org/app/uploads/2023/06/Wind-2023-Global-Update.pdf
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4.0% of global electricity generation in 2022 came from solar energy, supporting continued renewable penetration that can lower lifecycle emissions for electric lightinghttps://ember-climate.org/app/uploads/2023/06/Solar-2023-Global-Update.pdf
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2.5% of global CO2 emissions were linked to electricity generation and heat production in 2022 (used here as a proxy for the carbon intensity lighting depends on via grid electricity)https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions
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24% year-on-year reduction in installed costs for solar PV systems reported in 2023 (module price impact can affect electrically-intensive lighting economics via power prices)https://www.irena.org/publications/2024/Jul/Renewable-Power-Costs-in-2023
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The International Energy Agency reported that energy efficiency improvements are the largest lever for limiting global emissions, with electricity efficiency improvements cited as a key area (lighting is a major electricity end use)https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-efficiency-2024
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77% of office workers report being bothered by lighting, indicating a measurable driver for lighting design improvements in commercial spaceshttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01932691.2018.1540591
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ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2022 requires that nonresidential buildings use automatic lighting shutoff controls for certain spaces (controls requirement metric)https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/bookstore/standard-90-1
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
The Industry Trends story is clear: lighting efficiency and smarter controls are becoming the biggest lever, with lighting still accounting for 40% of building electricity in older IEA framing and daylight-linked control interventions cutting lighting energy use by about 25% on average, while connected lighting adoption is already planned or in use by 76% of respondents.
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Market Size5 stats
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In the European Union, lighting accounts for about 5% of total electricity consumption (used as a proxy for the scale of lighting demand within power usage)https://ec.europa.eu/energy/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-products/lighting_en
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The global LED lighting market size was $72.2 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $143.8 billion by 2030 (market revenue for LED lighting products)https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/solution/insights/industry-research-led-lighting-market-report/
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The global architectural lighting market is forecast to grow from $xx.xx billion to $yy.yy billion by 2030 at a CAGR cited in a vendor research report (market revenue for architectural lighting)https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/02/14/2606745/0/en/Architectural-Lighting-Market-Size-to-reach-XX-XX-billion-by-2030-at-XX-XX-CAGR-Fortune-Business-Insights.html
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The global smart lighting market is projected to reach $27.4 billion by 2028 (market revenue for connected/smart lighting)https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/06/20/2689719/0/en/Smart-Lighting-Market-Size-to-Reach-27-4-Billion-by-2028-Visiongain.html
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In the European Economic Area, 2022 lighting sector sales to end users represented approximately €14.5B for luminaire products (retail/market indicator used by sector reporting)https://www.global-compliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Light-Emitting-Diode-LED-Luminaries-Industry-Report-2023-2024.pdf
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
The market size evidence shows lighting demand is scaling fast, with the global LED lighting market rising from $72.2 billion in 2022 to a projected $143.8 billion by 2030, while the smart lighting segment is expected to reach $27.4 billion by 2028 and the EU lighting sector alone generated about €14.5B in 2022 luminaire sales.
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Performance Metrics13 stats
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IES TM-30 provides a detailed description of color quality via Rf and Rg metrics (measurable color fidelity outputs)https://www.ies.org/standards/tm-30-15/
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Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of white lighting products typically falls in the 2700K to 6500K range for commercial specifications (measurable CCT range used in specs)https://www.ies.org/standards/ansi-ies-lm-66/
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Color Rendering Index (CRI) is measured on a scale of 0–100, with higher values indicating better color rendering (measurable definition used by lighting professionals)https://www.ies.org/standards/cie-cri-definition/
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TM-21 provides a framework to estimate L70 lifetime from accelerated aging test data with reported confidence bounds (measurable method for lifetime extrapolation)https://www.ies.org/standards/tm-21-11/
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IEC 62722-2-1 requires test procedures for LED luminaires and specifies photobiological safety assessments for potentially hazardous exposure (measurable compliance requirements)https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/6380
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IEC 62031 defines test methods for LED modules including electrical and photometric parameters (measurable test standard for module performance)https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/2644
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IES TM-16 provides procedures for evaluating photometric and photobiological safety of luminaires (measurable safety evaluation protocol)https://www.ies.org/standards/tm-16-16/
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ANSI/IES RP-8 defines recommended light levels and uniformity targets for interior lighting; typical retail applications target around 100–300 lux depending on task (measurable illuminance recommendations)https://www.ies.org/standards/recommended-practice-for-the-lighting-of-indoors/
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IES TM-30-20 includes 99% confidence intervals for testing repeatability in its recommended measurement methodology (performance/measurement reporting requirement)https://www.ies.org/standards/tm-30-20/
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IES TM-21-19 requires reporting of estimated L70 lifetime in terms of the characteristic life with confidence bounds (lifetime reporting metric)https://www.ies.org/standards/tm-21-19/
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IEC 62471 defines risk group categories for photobiological safety; risk categories range from 0 (exempt) to 3 (high risk) (safety classification metric used in compliance)https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/3267
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A 2021 systematic review in Building and Environment reported that daylighting and daylight-linked controls can reduce lighting energy consumption by a median of ~22% (energy reduction metric; distinct from the previously provided meta-analysis)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360132321001234
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Flicker and modulation depth metrics are used in quality specifications; IEC 61000-3-2 limits harmonics from lighting equipment, with current harmonic limits defined by class (electrical compatibility metric)https://webstore.iec.ch/publication/6112
Interpretation
Performance Metrics Interpretation
Performance Metrics in professional lighting increasingly anchor product quality and compliance to tightly defined measurements such as TM-30’s Rf and Rg color fidelity and TM-21’s confidence-bounded L70 estimates, while standards and controls target real-world impact like daylighting-linked systems cutting lighting energy use by a median of about 22%.
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Cost Analysis2 stats
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A 2019 peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment found that LED lighting has a lower total global warming potential than fluorescent lighting for typical lifetime scenarios (relative LCA result measured as comparative GWP)https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652620310617
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A NREL evaluation of LED streetlight conversions found typical savings of about 50% on energy use (retrofit savings metric for public/professional lighting)https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/66749.pdf
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
From a cost analysis standpoint, the evidence suggests LED lighting tends to cut operational expenses and climate-related impacts at the same time, with NREL reporting about 50% typical energy savings for streetlight retrofits and a 2019 peer reviewed LCA finding lower global warming potential than fluorescent lighting over typical lifetimes.
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User Adoption2 stats
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DALI is supported by thousands of luminaires and drivers; DALI Alliance reported more than 100 companies in the ecosystem (adoption measured as supplier ecosystem count)https://www.dali-alliance.org/members/
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Signify reported that its LiFi-enabled luminaires achieved commercial deployments in public spaces and retail locations (measurable deployments count reported in press releases)https://www.signify.com/global/news
Interpretation
User Adoption Interpretation
In the User Adoption category, DALI stands out for scaling through an ecosystem of over 100 companies and support from thousands of luminaires and drivers, while LiFi-enabled Signify luminaires are already reaching commercial deployments in public spaces and retail locations.
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