A Bright Idea

Leave it to elected officials to mandate you (and I) spend $50 per bulb to light our homes.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110516/ap_on_hi_te/us_led_lighting;_ylt=AsE3Gkdtse.WMyLRBM_sWOCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNqNzVocWJlBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwNTE2L3VzX2xlZF9saWdodGluZwRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzgEcG9zAzUEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNs

The odd part of the this, is that no one considers the minimal cost of the standard 100 watt bulbs leaves a lot of margin to spend on power before it costs the same as the "new" bulbs.

IF a 100 watt bulb uses .1 KW per hour, you run it for 5 hours per day, every day for a year, you will spend about $28 per year. Plus the $2 per bulb, you hit $30 per year, leaving $20 to cover the majority of the next year. Not really a fantastic money maker, even though it breaks even shy of 2 years.

I guess this is green at any cost.