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Cree LED and Blizzard Lighting Enter Settlement and Limited License Agreement
North Carolina-based Cree LED, a Penguin Solutions brand, and Blizzard Lighting LLC have reached a mutually beneficial settlement resolving a patent infringement dispute involving Cree LED’s patents related to LED components commonly used in LED displays. As part of the settlement, Cree LED has granted Blizzard a limited license to certain Cree LED patents covering…
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Latest Articles
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Why 2026 Will Separate Software-Fluent Electrical Contractors From the Rest
By Patrick Hayes, General Manager at Contractor Training Center by Colibri Group For electrical contractors, technical skill has always been the starting point. Licensing, code compliance, and field experience are non-negotiable. If the work isn’t safe and correct, nothing else matters. What has changed is everything that happens around that work — how jobs are Read More…
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The Pulse of Lighting – Slow Q4. Rays of Hope for 2026?
As the calendar turned, many in the lighting industry said “good riddance” to 2025. It was a rocky road given the impact of tariffs on the project market and product pricing. At the end of the day for most it was a “meh” year from a revenue viewpoint with tariff “inspired” pricing perhaps enabling for… Read More…
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Liteline Contest: Snaps of STRIPE!
STRIPE—simplifying linear lighting by combining performance, versatility, and ease of installation. Now, we want to show you just how easy it is. We’re launching Snaps of STRIPE, a contest where you can show off your work and be entered for a chance to win a prize valued at $800. To enter, simply follow us, post your STRIPE install, and tag us in your post on Instagram (liteline79) or LinkedIn (Liteline). Entries are open until December 15.
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Leviton’s Intellect Wireless Fixture Controls Streamlines LLLC Installations
For contractors looking to simplify luminaire‑level lighting control deployments, Leviton’s Intellect Wireless Fixture Controls can prove to be a solid option. The ZL0DS‑N00 model, designed for installation in a standard 1/2‑inch knockout, combines a DALI‑powered controller with integrated PIR occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting—reducing wiring, speeding installation and supporting code‑driven control strategies across commercial interiors. Read More…
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PrentaLux 2″ Cylinders from Cooper Lighting Provide Small Scale, Big Possibilities
Whether surface-mounted, wall-mounted, or cord-mounted, the award-winning PrentaLux Cylinders are designed to fit wherever your project needs refined, sustainable illumination. Winner of the 2025 LIT Design Awards in the pendant lighting category, each fixture is 3D-printed locally using bio-circular materials and made to order—reducing waste, enabling circularity, and offering rich textures, modern finishes, and a range of color options. From Read More…
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Solera’s iSeries 4G Solar Light Meets High Demands of Public-Space Lighting
As municipalities, campuses and park districts push for lower energy use and reduced site disruption, contractors are increasingly turning to solar lighting to meet project goals. Solera’s iSeries 4G Solar Area Light from Light Efficient Design is engineered with those pressures in mind, offering an integrated solar platform that installs quickly, performs reliably and minimizes Read More…
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Leviton’s Intellect Wireless Fixture Controls Streamlines LLLC Installations
For contractors looking to simplify luminaire‑level lighting control deployments, Leviton’s Intellect Wireless Fixture Controls can prove to be a solid option. The ZL0DS‑N00 model, designed for installation in a standard 1/2‑inch knockout, combines a DALI‑powered controller with integrated PIR occupancy sensing and daylight harvesting—reducing wiring, speeding installation and supporting code‑driven control strategies across commercial interiors. Read More…
US LightingTrends
This special weekly digest has a broad reach to those involved in all aspects of the US electrical lighting design and specification industry. US Lighting Trends provides lighting professionals insight and intelligence on industry developments that effect design and specification. From corporate news to new technologies, products and insightful opinions, USLT will become your first read in the lighting industry. Published on Tuesdays.