LED bulbs Cree subsidized by AEP YMMV Home depot

[Rand]

At the canton area locations (aep territory)
a bunch of the cree and philips bulbs just got put on the subsidized list.

40w
It varies by location with your energy company.

examples at store 3810 canton ohio
cree 60w-9.5w 6.47

cree 40w =6w 4.97


Phillips Mid line E Bulb(not their budget bulb)
62% off 6.47$

many other bulbs ... 4 pack floodlight etc
all about 50% off

As stated in the title YMMV depends on energy provider and store location.

To see if this is available near you.. you have to pick every store around you while browsing one of the items and see if the price changes.


Edit a few more

if bright white is more your style or daylight white

4pk 40watt 5000k 25$ -85CRI/510lumen
linky

4pk 40w 3000k bulbs
linky

 

[larryinnewyork]

Just bought some LED bulbs yesterday.
No great discount.
WalMart / General Electric 470 Lumens (=40 watt) $10.00 each.

I like LED's more than CFL because:
1) Instant ON, no warming up.
2) Won't fade colored prints hanging on wall
3) And there neater looking

 

[dparm]

Subsidies vary based on your location. Cree is not subsidized for us here in Chicago, for example. I wish they were, because their TW-series (high CRI) LEDs are tempting.

 

[Rand]

Originally Posted By: dparm
Subsidies vary based on your location. Cree is not subsidized for us here in Chicago, for example. I wish they were, because their TW-series (high CRI) LEDs are tempting.


most warm daylight bulbs(2700k) will have low cri.

have you tried any 3k or 5k bulbs?

The expensive bulbs aren't subsidized here either.
just the ones I listed and a bunch of floodlight bulbs. It will usually vary by county.


The CREE TW series are about 20$ a bulb and use the familiar looking coating(looks like GE Reveal bulbs)

for a high cri.. but the energy use grows by over 40% from 9.5 to 13.5 watts

 

[JR]

I recieved free cfls through power company, then got more through other avenues roo. i have more cfl's then i know what to do with.

led technology is tempting for further energy savings.

ken

 

[440Magnum]

I've probably embraced LED too quickly and therefore paid too much up front for bulbs. But I hate CFLs so much that its dang well worth it. I started out with spot and flood bulbs in recessed and track lighting first, since that was the first format that LED worked really well for.

Standard Edison-base A-types that pretty well match the look and light distribution of an old incandescent A-type are now coming down in price so that they're much more appealing. The Cree bulbs are OK, but IMO not great. Right now, the one that looks really promising to me is the Switch Infnia . The prior Switch designs were uber cool (literally, being food-grade silicon liquid cooled), but way way too pricey at >$30 per bulb. But they do have a genuine 100W equivalent, which no one else yet has in an A-format.

 

[racer12306]

Originally Posted By: JR
I recieved free cfls through power company, then got more through other avenues roo. i have more cfl's then i know what to do with.

led technology is tempting for further energy savings.

ken


About 5 years ago the local power company subsidized CFLs with a local hardware store to make it $1/bulb to consumers. I bought 2 cases of 12. I just finished the first case.

Maybe when I'm out of these, LED bulbs will be cheaper yet.

 

[Rand]

dont go led for power savings go led for instant on.. no 5min warmup when the bulbs are cold, no mercury. generally better CRI, doesnt look goofy in exposed applications. etc

 

[JHZR2]

Ill have to remember this for my trip to OH in the new year. Ill have to pick some up

 

[440Magnum]

Originally Posted By: Rand
Originally Posted By: dparm
Subsidies vary based on your location. Cree is not subsidized for us here in Chicago, for example. I wish they were, because their TW-series (high CRI) LEDs are tempting.


most warm daylight bulbs(2700k) will have low cri.

have you tried any 3k or 5k bulbs?



5K bulbs generally have pretty bad CRI. Way too blue. Most manufacturers just put a CRI directly on the label now- anything above 80 or so is considered acceptable. Personally, I can't tell much difference between 83 and 90, but I can tell a difference between 80 and 83. Seems like there's a "good enough" threshold, but each eye is a little different in that regard.

FWIW, I don't buy Cree's claim that their neodymium-doped glass works miracles at all. It's a notch filter for yellow, and so it might help an overly-yellow phosphor work a little better. That's about it.

Philips probably still wins the CRI contest with their 3-panel (US made, white body) L-prize winning bulb, but it looks weird when turned off. And its neither cheap, nor as easily available as the non L-prize, low CRI, China-made version that looks very similar except for a silver body.

 

[dparm]

Originally Posted By: Rand
Originally Posted By: dparm
Subsidies vary based on your location. Cree is not subsidized for us here in Chicago, for example. I wish they were, because their TW-series (high CRI) LEDs are tempting.


most warm daylight bulbs(2700k) will have low cri.

have you tried any 3k or 5k bulbs?

The expensive bulbs aren't subsidized here either.
just the ones I listed and a bunch of floodlight bulbs. It will usually vary by county.


The CREE TW series are about 20$ a bulb and use the familiar looking coating(looks like GE Reveal bulbs)

for a high cri.. but the energy use grows by over 40% from 9.5 to 13.5 watts



The Cree TW bulbs are around 2700/2800k and offer a CRI of above 90. Same for the GE Reveal and LEDnovation ones. The Philips L-Prize was 2700k IIRC.

The coating is only part of it -- they're using different LEDs inside that throw different light:

 

[Nayov]

That's no bargain. The 40 watt Cree bulb is 3.97 at my local HD. I bought two. One died within 5 seconds. I'll be returning them both.

 

[Cujet]

Originally Posted By: JR
I recieved free cfls through power company, then got more through other avenues roo. i have more cfl's then i know what to do with.

led technology is tempting for further energy savings.

ken


Many CFL's are as efficient as LED's. At least by spec. LED's have an advantage in that the emitter light is directional and can be used more effectively in SOME situations.