Is the LED revolution coming?

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Not so fast

LED's are a great technology, however they are still very expensive to implement. I spent approximately $250 in bulbs (from www.thebulb.com) for CFL's to convert my entire home [and thats with the Energy Star discount code]. Grand total of bulbs? About 40. Now I expect not to have to replace these bulbs over the course of about 5-8 years (I dont hit close to the normal use, because I am the only one in the home), plus there is a warrenty period. Average cost per year? about $40.

Doing this with LED's? I looked at the average price of an LED bulb - in the neighborhood of about $25 per bulb x 40 = $1,000. Even if the bulb lasted me 10 years..thats still $100 per year (current pricing). Now I could replace by attrition yes, but having multiple types of bulbs in a room isnt pretty.

I suspect a heavy subsidy will need to be offered (such as the local Power company is doing with current CFL's to get people to switch) or the prices will just have to fall. Either way, until you can pick LED bulbs for about $2 a bulb, the masses will ignore it as too expensive.

Posted by: JT82   Posted on: 12/22/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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