Originally published on Global Warming: Man or Myth by Scott Mandia In an earlier post, I showed how a new energy-efficient refrigerator was saving me hundreds of dollars per year. This post will highlight how a set of LED bulbs with a high initial price tag will not take too long … [continued]
The next generation of cutting edge, energy efficient lighting is just about ready for the mass market, now that the price of LED (light emitting diode) technology has started to fall. In the latest development, lighting innovator Cree, Inc. has busted through the $10-per-bulb barrier with a line of low … [continued]
This is why you should care about energy efficiency: a lot of us look at our utility bills every month with a sense of trepidation (or I do, anyway), but the price we pay for having all the resources we want piped right through our walls is, well […]
IKEA, one of the world’s top home retail stores, plans to sell only LED lights by 2016 — it is reportedly the first to make such an announcement in the United States. The decision by the Swedish furniture giant is just part of the company’s sustainability strategy. IKEA has also … [continued]
While the intro on LEDs in this post, and maybe more, may be a bit basic for some of our readers, I found this pitched guest post quite interesting and I learned quite a bit about LEDs from it, so thought it would make for a good CleanTechnica share … [continued]
Some more top energy efficiency news from around the internet: Lighting Science Group has completed the first phase of a relighting project in Washington, D.C. that will “save the city tens of thousands of dollars each year in energy costs” (and a lot of energy). “Already results show these new light … [continued]
