LED Replacemnt Bulb, LEDNovation brings 100lm/W
Very often you read “I wish for a 100W equivalent LED Replacement bulb with an efficacy of 100lm/w” – 100 lumens per watt would bring LED replacement bulbs for the 75W and 100W incandescent with less than 10W consumption. LEDNovation a company from Tampa, Florida released on November 28th the 2nd generation of its EnhanceLite A19 line of LED replacement bulb with the 810 lumen and the 1013 lumen which complement the existing 40W and 60W LED Bulbs which were already kicking a 100lm/W target. The LED Replacement bulb line comes in warm white at 2,700K similar to the equivalent incandescent bulb and the LED bulbs are dimmable with almost all dimmers.
These bulbs are downlight type used in recessed fixtures and flood light applications – not yet a 100% replacement of all existing incandescent bulbs but we are getting there.
The big downside? The cost and that was to be expected for a high efficacy LED Replacement bulb. The price of the 60W LED Bulb at 100lm/w is around $70 but pumps 6.1W only – using my calculator, at 3hours usage per day, it would take a little bit over 9years to recover the expense of the LED Replacement Bulb. Now for a business it would be a different story – at 12 hours/14 hours a day, the same LED Bulb would pay for it self in 2 years or so.
Bottom line, LEDNovation hit a big milestone by releasing a waited for 100lm/W big size LED Replacement bulb, I should say bulbs as LEDNovation now covers the whole line-up from 40W to 100W replacement bulbs. These bulbs are very expensive compared to the $20 LED Bulbs at 60lm/W nevertheless they are the right choice for businesses. We will have to wait to see the cost of these bulbs come down to a payback level under 2 years for home application.
