“LED light bulbs may be the energy-saving solution that compact florescent lights weren’t” – David Kender, USA Today -
A recent USA Today article shined some new light on the LED vs fluorescent light bulb debate. This included:
“The reason is simple: Traditional incandescent light bulbs lack the efficiency that one would expect of nearly any other piece of modern technology. In fact, about 90% of the energy they use is wasted as heat, with only the remaining 10% actually producing light. The federal government finally took a stand against such wastefulness in 2012, banning 100-watt incandescent bulbs. Similar bans on 40- and 60-watt bulbs are also in the works. Initially, it appeared that compact fluorescent bulbs, or CFLs, would assume the throne, but that hasn’t worked out as expected.”
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“CFLs have been a disaster,” says Margery Conner, engineer and creator of Designing With LEDs. Caught between new efficiency standards and a market unwilling to pay a premium for a simple light bulb, manufacturers responded with a flood of poorly built and ill-conceived fluorescents.” (USA Today)
Some of the biggest issues that LED light bulbs have faced are the cool temperatures and the high price points, but design has alluded to conquer these tasks with great accomplishments from top producers like CREE Lighting and Philips.
