Within the next 10 years or less light emitting diodes or (LEDS) will surpass CFLs as the predominate lighting source. Research is ongoing to perfect the product before an entire house can be illuminated with LEDs that are more cost effective than CFLs. Currently LEDs are being used in smaller appliance’s such as holiday lighting, flashlights, and landscaping, to name a few. The national research cooperative that is testing LEDs say the savings on electricity from computer chip LEDs will be a very important factor in attaining the government mandated energy efficiency standards by 2010. LEDs could account for approximately 30 percent of savings. One or two cities have replaced incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs in all traffic signals resulting in a significant amount of savings to tax payers. Many local electrical coop’s are going to test LEDs independently on some outdoor lighting, realizing that they are still in the experimental phase but are quickly improving.

Posted by:Bob Cunningham

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