World’s most energy efficient light bulb

Electronic Products ^ | 01/31/2013 | MELISSA SUE SORRELLS GALLEY

[null and void]

Bizzaro World cubist lightbulb.

I like it!

[Sacajaweau]

My Tiffany lamps wouldn’t appreciate these.

[bjc]

What is the ROI on this $45 replacement for a $1 100W incandescent? Will I live long enough to benefit from it?

[Ouderkirk]

LED’s ...or some sort of P-N-P junction

[null and void]

That depends on the future cost of energy and your expected life time under Obama care...

[Gasshog]

Who needs ROI when you will have the hipest bulb daddy-0. this like really swings ya dig?

[AndyTheBear]

I was wondering same thing. According to a "cost calculator" I found here, assuming the cost of electricity they provide, the cost of running a 100 watt bulb for 40 hours a week over a year is $127.02. While the cost of running a 12 watt bulb would be $15.24.

So roughly speaking, if the 12 watt bulb lasts 6 months its paid for itself..although this may vary depending on how much time you have it on in a week and much electricity costs for you.

[Gasshog]

Id almost agree with you but a true bizzaro world appliance would make the room dark. but this does have the angles.

[mbarker12474]

What is the ROI on this $45 replacement for a $1 100W incandescent? Will I live long enough to benefit from it?

The ROI is excellent when your neighbors pay for it, and you get an exemption from the President in return for a small political contribution.

[null and void]

Did you notice the black bulb in the desk lamp fixture, hmmmm?

[tallyhoe]

The bulb when produced for sale will cost $10 a watt!!!

[Venturer]

I think I will wait until the cost comes down.

By the way when one LED goes bad do they all stop coming on?
Or do they just go out one at a time until they all expire?

[null and void]

Check your calculations, it’s $3.00-3.75/watt for the pre-production prototype.

[Uncle Miltie]

I can do that math. Stand by.

[Gasshog]

Yes but I got rid of all my blacklight posters years ago. some were very Bizzare indeed!

[null and void]

No idea. OTOH, they expect a typical LED to last 25,000 to 100,000 hours. Roughly 3-11 years.

If AndyTheBear’s figures are correct, even at the low end it will have paid for itself 5 or 6 times over.

What they don’t say is effective color temperature or CRI. Are they warm, daylight, cool or what?

[Uncle Miltie]

I get 23% per year in a 10 year analysis.

Assumptions:

1) KWH / Year: 1,142, Department Of Energy
2) Cost / KWH: $0.1153, Average U.S., ElectricChoice.com
3) Cost / bulb: $1 v. $45
4) Watts: 100 v. 12

Standby for a breakeven period.

[Red Badger]

An LED IS a P-N junction!..........

[Uncle Miltie]

Payback Period occurs at about the end of Year 4, non-discounted cash flows.

[UCANSEE2]

Did you notice the black bulb in the desk lamp fixture, hmmmm?

That's for the hippie demographic, and CSI TV shows.