Cree’s new hyper-efficient light bulb may still be too expensive

Cree unveiled a new light-emitting diode (LED) light bulb that boasts the same output as a 75-watt incandescent bulb while consuming about one tenth of the electricity.

The bulb produces 152 lumens — a measure of the visible light emitted by a bulb — per watt of electricity consumed, while a typical incandescent bulb only generates around 14.6 lumens per watt. The new bulb, producing around 1,300 lumens using Cree’s new “TrueWhite” technology, exceeds the … Continue Reading