Here's and article from Mother Earth News about home lighting:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Alternative-Energy/2007-04-01/Bright-Ideas-for-Home-Lighting.aspx
Their web site can be painfully slow, so here's a quote.
LEDs are a promising technology but:
"for most home lighting, LEDs are still not as energy-efficient as
compact fluorescents, usually not bright enough and not yet as good at
producing the white light we use in our homes."
Jordan
Tony B wrote:
With recent breakthroughs, the first economic LED bulbs should be
hitting stores this summer (so they say). They're more efficient even
than fluorescent, so as soon as prices fall they'll be ubiquitous.
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