Re: the light bulb police are coming

[dharper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Harper)]

In article <45f807f9.1876216421@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Houston <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>GE announced their HEI (High Efficiency Incandescent) a few weeks ago but I
>do not recall seeing anything. Here's a URL with a few details.
>
>http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/ge/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070223005120&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1001109&vnsId=681
>
>If they can deliver on their projected efficiency, it really alters things.
>Efficiency that matches CFLs, fitting the same fixtures as today's
>incandescents, no hazardous waste disposal issue (speculation, as I don't
>know what their magical new materials are), no PLC noise, priced below CFLs.
>
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While this looks interesting, the article also states that it will be 2010
before they're ready for market and initially it will only be a 2X improvement
over current incandescent bulbs.  Given the rate of development in LED
technology, I wonder if the market will still be there at that time.

Dave