photo: Lemnis Lighting
In the Los Angeles Times today, I write about the introduction Friday of a dimmable LED bulb that can screw into any standard home light fixture. There’s just one catch — it costs $40:
Would you pay $39.95 for a light bulb?
Didn’t think so. But what if it used 90% less electricity than a standard incandescent bulb, cut greenhouse gas emissions and saved you an estimated $280 over its 25-year lifespan?
That’s the challenge facing Dutch start-up Lemnis Lighting today as it begins selling the American version of what apparently is the world’s first dimmable LED bulb compatible with home light fixtures.
LEDs — light-emitting diodes — are semiconductors that glow and are the great light hope for slashing carbon emissions from lighting, which consumes about 19% of energy production worldwide.
Lemnis says its Pharox60 LED lasts six times as long as an energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulb. But unlike CFLs, LEDS don’t contain toxic mercury.
You can read the rest of the story here.
Green Wombat 
Finally something green that is really green….the price will come down as the numbers of sales increase. Ramp ups are expensive…Get it to 20.00 first step.
It will fly. What will we do with the toxic bulbs?