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A Tale of Two Tests: Why Energy Star LED Light Bulbs Are a Rare Breed

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-of-these-things-is-not-like-the-other dept.

cylonlover writes "Just over a week ago Gizmag reported that Philips' 22 W LED light bulb, designed as a like-for-like replacement of a 100-W incandescent light bulb, was the first LED bulb of its type to receive the stamp of approval from Energy Star. But looking at the Energy Star requirements reported by Philips in its press release, it seemed a little strange that Philips' product is the only one to have been certified – given that products long on the market appear, at face value, to meet those requirements. Since then, Gizmag has spoken to LED light bulb makers Switch Lighting and other industry players to find out why they're apparently playing catch-up."

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  1. Still waiting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Other manufacturers are still waiting to certify because they haven't had enough time to build their planned obsolescence into their LED bulbs yet

  2. Re:Avoid CFL mistakes by X0563511 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just like hard drives!

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  3. Re:uncollimated light vs. collimated light by Pope · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could we contain this radiant flux for later use, in some sort of storage device? I'm thinking of something much like a capacitor.

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  4. Re: 9 month test required + uniform radial flux by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Speaking as a horticultural and interior lighting research director.

    Now that's a pretty impressive euphemism for a marijuana grower.

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