tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956537955994443361.post1928663991795809962..comments2024-02-22T22:19:17.724-05:00Comments on Cleveland Magazine Politics: Jackson halts LED lighting dealErick Trickeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04641239873830946016noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956537955994443361.post-13849954817891181022010-05-25T11:16:34.064-04:002010-05-25T11:16:34.064-04:00I'm very glad we avoided the disaster that wou...I'm very glad we avoided the disaster that would have been this contract. Now hopefully clearer and more informed heads can prevail. <br /><br />I agree with your assessment and am concerned that the processes - lack of transparency and collaboration will likely not change that much considering the overall support the Mayor has within Council and the lack of overall due diligence - as evident in the lack of credibility related to the company and their products in this case.<br /><br />I'll continue to oppose any contracts for companies or products that have not been proven in the U. S. market as credible. And, although I am open to leveraging our City's purchasing power (and seeing if we can leverage multiple municipality's cooperatively), I'll oppose procurement contracts that seek to purchase products that have not been either proven through U. S. industry standards or the underlying company's established credibility in the industry. <br /><br />Lastly, we should embrace and participate the DOE's SSL program and in particular the Solid State Street Lighting Consortium initiative. <br /><br />These programs are outgrowths of the industry's (and Government on be half of consumers) needs for developing standards (technology and performance) and being prudent and collaborative in sharing information about companies, products and strategies.<br /><br /><br />REF:<br /><b>Department of Energy’s Solid-State Lighting Program</b><br />http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/<br /><br /><b>Seattle will lead US LED street light consortium for DOE, </b> 22 Apr 2010, LED Magazine – Seattle City Light will lead consortium that’s chartered to share LED street light experiences through meetings, webcasts, and online discussion forums., http://www.ledsmagazine.com/news/7/4/23<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Brian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com