Bob Morris on Mar 15, 2012, 10:30 am This prize winning LED by Phillips screws in and fits where a 60 watt incandescent does. But it only uses 10 watts of power, outputs 900 lumens, and lasts a whopping 30,000 hours. Plus, it’s dimmable and has light like an incandescent. The initial price will be a steep $50. But even at that, [...] Bob Morris on Feb 18, 2012, 7:00 am The 200-Lumen Pharox BLU LED light bulb has an estimated lifespan of 10 years, paying for itself in no time! Bob Morris on Jan 17, 2012, 2:45 pm Jetson Greene Switch Lighting, creator of the only LED that uses liquid cooling technology, is on the cusp of a breakout year in 2012. The Switch bulb creates the same warm color of an incandescent, yet it’s made with reclaimable or recyclable materials using the Cradle to Cradle methodology. Inside the bulb is [...] Bob Morris on Jun 7, 2011, 6:30 am Pharox 60 watt LED Andrew Rice writing in the NYT bemoans the passing of the incandescent light bulb, saying light from them is perfect, that LED manufacturers are still furiously trying to duplicate the beauty of incandescent light, and this is the sad end of a noble era. He has a point. For example, [...] Bob Morris on Jan 31, 2011, 12:57 pm The 9 watt GE LED replaces a 40-60 watt incandescent, has a limited warranty of 10 years, and is rated for 22 years. Wow. The odd-looking heatsink helps send light downwards and to the side. It’s expensive now, $50, but in a few years Wal-Mart will be selling them by the millions and the [...] Bob Morris on Dec 30, 2010, 5:30 pm The municipal offices of St. Cloud, Minnesota are the first in the country to install a visible light communication system in place of Wi-Fi. The system, which uses LED fixtures to connect office computers to the internet, is saving lots of energy, and the city of St. Cloud lots of money on energy bills. [...] Bob Morris on Apr 17, 2010, 7:43 pm Toshiba LED E-CORE. They no longer make incandescents Earth2Tech profiles 5 LEDs about to hit the market. They aren’t cheap, $40-50 each, but then CFLs were expensive at first. These LEDs sip power and last six times longer than a CFL. Bob Morris on Oct 5, 2009, 7:45 pm Pharox LED Bulb Dimmable LED bulbs that use tiny amounts of power, last for 25 years, and contain no toxic substances are just coming on the market now. Yes, they are quite expensive. So were CFLs at first. I wonder, will CFLs be seen as a transitional product and be replaced by LEDs? [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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