The 60 watt light bulb that they make a cost comparison with has a light output
in the rage of 700 lumens. It puts out a whole lot more than the 30 to 60
lumens of the 2 watt led that it is compared with. Energy saving is obtained
as much by reduced light as by increased efficency.
At 10:59
I found a 1.3 watt bulb for $15.38. That might be worth it in
electrical savings alone. They didn't specify a life span but
ccranes 60,000 hours translates to 6.8 years of continuous use. I
like these things for places that are just too much of a pain to
change frequently. Nobody seems to
Actually the new technology is for LED bulbs. Supposedly less power
consumption and much longer life.
They replaced two traffic lights in town already with the new LED
bulbs and they are brighter and cleaner looking. Many of the top of
the line models of cars are using LED technology for
Link for a source of LED light bulbs.
http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index.aspx More
expensive than a Compact fluorescent was 10 years ago; But it evens
out with the cost to run them being negligible and the savings from
all the standard bulbs that don't need to be changed. Plus
