LED light bulbs, also known as light emitting diode light bulbs are a much more energy efficient solution to lighting. They use very little electricity at all, and have no filament to deal with or heat generation that causes them to burn out. When you have a typical lamp, it is far more likely to burn out faster because it wastes a lot of heat. However, LEDs are lit up by electrons that move around in a semiconductor material, which means almost no heat is emitted and they don’t have the hassle of traditional lamps. They can even be more effective than fluorescent lamps, except that they have a few flaws of their own to deal with before they take on the mainstream.

LED light bulbs are very tiny, so it takes many, many LEDs to create an actual usable light for residential or commercial use. This makes the entire process cost-inhibitive because when it costs more to make an LED lamp than you can sell it for, no one’s making money. Right now, you could expect to pay upwards of $100 or more for ONE lamp that is made from LEDs, which proves that they might not be ready for mainstream America just yet. Sure, LEDs are great for signs, such as exit signs and small applications. They can also be useful for lighting in RVs, boats, and other situations that use 12 volt lighting.

CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) use about 20% of the electricity of traditional lightbulbs. LED light bulbs use about one forth of the electricity of CFLs. That means that if LEDs were able to be manufactured more affordably, you could light your home and pay 1/16 of the energy costs that you’re paying now. How great would that be? Everyone is looking for ways to save money these days, but the LED lamps just don’t have what people need to be able to convert completely. They are still very expensive to make and cost a lot of money to purchase, which makes them an ineffective solution for almost everyone. However, the future is bright for these tiny little lights, because if they can find a better means of production they can take over the residential and commercial lighting world with ease.

As it stands, no one can really afford to pay the price for LED light bulbs. Even though they are much more energy efficient and don’t contain any mercury like fluorescent lights do, they just need a little more oomph to get them into the mainstream markets, including a better production method that costs less so that the lights can sell for less, as well. The materials that make LEDs are expensive, and there are so many needed to make even one really effective light for home or commercial use, which is what is preventing people from being able to capitalize on this little lighting miracle. The light from LED light bulbs has been noted to be a little odd unless you are able to spend hundreds of dollars on high end bulbs and fixtures. This, again, reflects on the expense of the manufacturing process and bringing down the costs of LED light bulbs manufacturing.

Philips has recently debuted a new LED that is known as the LUXEON Rebel, which is deemed to be the brightest LED available that is capable of producing more natural light colors so that it doesn’t appear as odd. Once again, that still doesn’t solve the expensive issue with LED production. Too many people are looking to save money, and they’re likely going to stick with

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