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GE Brightens LED

Original Source: http://www.sustainablelifemedia.com
Author: Thomas Miner
Original Publication Date: April 9, 2010

April 9, 2010 – General Electric has revealed its latest LED replacement for the standard 40 watt incandescent bulb, due out in late 2010 or early 2011. It is expected to consume just 9 watts of electricity, provide a 77% energy savings and last more than 25 times longer than its incandescent cousin.

Light emitting diodes (LED’s) are the latest technology to emerge in the energy-efficient lighting market, a space that has recently been dominated by compact fluorescents (CFL’s). What was holding LED’s back from competing with CFL’s until now was their uni-directional light output. This made them ideal for specific applications such as flashlights, where users would manually direct the light in the direction they wanted the focus. The new GE Energy Smart LED actually shines in all directions.

One major advantage the bulb carries over its CFL competition is that they achieve full-brightness immediately at activation, unlike CFL’s which have a “warm-up” period. The 9-watt bulb has an expected life of 25,000 hours of use, or 17 years at 4 hours of use per day. This is 25 times longer than a standard bulb, and 3 times longer than a standard CFL. While retailers can set their own pricing, the new bulb is expected to cost somewhere between $40 and $50.

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