http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/ Engadget Comments for GE develops high efficiency incandescent bulbs http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/Feb 27th 2007 3:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/Feb 27th 2007 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/
If they can be produced using no more energy than an ordinary incandescant then a 50% reduction in power will please the treehuggers and knock 0.00001 degrees of the world temp in a hundred years and we can all turn up the central heating to make the difference.]]>Feb 27th 2007 4:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/Feb 27th 2007 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/
They are awkward, don't last as long as they should, and contain mercury. Know how far the nearest disposal company for fluorescents is from my house? 36 miles. Screw that.

I'm holding out for LED everything...]]>Feb 27th 2007 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/Feb 27th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/Feb 27th 2007 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/27/ge-develops-high-efficiency-incandescent-bulbs/
When I moved into my new house, I put fluorescents into the three lights around the porch and driveway. That was about 5 yrs ago. They are on for about 12 to 14 hours every night and all day and night whenever we are out of town. So far, not one of them has burned out.

So, roughly 1600 days at 12 hrs per day = 20,000 hrs so far. Plus, I have saved about 20,000 x 3 lights x 40 watts * $.07/kwh = $168 in electricity.

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They have been available in automotive application for some time.
Want to compare the various technologies? Try here:
http://www.newbuildings.org/ALG.htm
LEDs are better now than in 2003, but still no where near discharge lamps.
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