Philips Wins
L Prize for Latest 60W LED Replacement Bulb
I almost
forgot about you all. It was not a good
day to be a mom for me – my son had a major meltdown this afternoon which
resulted in me sending him to his room.
I’ve only sent him to his room once before and he knows it’s the
ultimate punishment, so he was as angry as I was. But I stayed strong and didn’t break down
when I heard his pitiful whining and crying from behind the closed and locked
bedroom door. Shortly after, I heard the
door unlock, but not open and a while after that I didn’t hear a thing – he’d passed
out. I know if I had given in and let
him out or gone in to talk to him, he would have continued to be cranky and
difficult, so I gave myself a pat on the back and went in to read for a while –
and fell asleep myself.
Many companies
that manufacture LED products are getting a pat on the back as well. Especially Philips. Recently, it’s EnduraLED™ Dimmable 60W
Replacement (10W) A19 LED Light Bulb was the winner of the U.S. Department of
Energy’s L Prize®. It’s the first of its
kind (an A19 60W incandescent replacement) to win the award.
What is the
L Prize®? It’s a DOE-sponsored
technology competition that challenges lighting manufacturers to test the
limits of energy efficiency to develop a high-quality solid state (LED)
lighting product to replace traditional incandescent light bulbs. The L Prize® was established in response to
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with the hope of finding the
best replacement for the most widely (and inefficient) light bulb – the 60W
incandescent.
Why did it
win? Well, pretty much because it’s an
LED. It provides more light than a
standard bulb while consuming only 10W of power – an 83% energy savings
compared to the 60W incandescent it replaces.
It also boasts a whopping 94 lumens/watt efficacy and a 92 CRI (color
rendering) light quality rating. It even
lasts longer than most LEDs, with a
life of 30,000 hours.
Like other
LEDs, it has an “instant-on”. It is
dimmable down to 10% of full brightness and emits virtually no UV/IR light in
the beam, meaning colors around the bulb will not fade. The bulb contains no mercury or other
hazardous wastes and is completely recyclable.
Another perk: it’s made right here in the USA.
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