If you are concerned with light efficiency at all, you know that LED bulbs are the future of lighting.  They are more efficient than both incandescents and CFL’s.  ESL bulbs are currently giving them a run for their money due to the high initial cost of LED’s, but Bridgelux thinks the new silicon- based LED bulbs they are working on will change that. read more »

Over the past few years, the light bulb market has become more and more competitive as consumers want to spend less and less on electricity as the price per kilowatt hour rises.  I wish it were a more altruistic reason, but I digress.

CFL’s are the cheap alternative, and I don’t mean Canadian Football League.  They are relatively inexpensive, and have a good bulb lifespan at between 6,000 to 15,000 hours.  However, it produces a poor light quality, takes time to warm up, and is not fully dimmable, but the real detractor is that it contains mercury.

LED’s are thought to be the future of bulbs.  They have a longer bulb life at between 25,000 -100,000 hours, read more »