Good news. An LED that can replace the omnipresent 100W incandescent bulb has hit the market. Bad news. It costs $95 bucks.

www.treehugger.com recently posted an article on Earthtech Products’ 13W LED, designed to replace 100W incandescents and last more than 50,000 hours. But at this price, it will be tough to compete with the conventional incandescents. Lowe’s is advertising an eight-pack of 100W incandescents for $1.98 (about 25 cents a bulb). At least the LED is on sale – the regular price shown on Earthtech Products’ website is $109.

Need more green news? Check out GreenBiz, a free email newsletter published twice-a–month by the editors of Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Construction and Maintenance magazine. Click here to subscribe.

Acceptable Use Policy

blog comments powered by Disqus

Want to use this article? Click here for options!
© 2007 Penton Media, Inc.