GE launched a LED alternative lights, will be the end of this year or early next year to ask the city

Ge Corp (GE) announced that it plans to launch a 40 Watt GE Smart led replacement lamp, the product will be the end of this year or early next year to ask the city.

It is expected that the lamp power consumption is only 9 watts, energy savings of up to 77%, and the same as the incandescent lamp of 40 watts, can produce almost the same light output, and the service life is more than 25 times.

GE said that Energy Smart LED lights will be expected to go beyond the current consumer products can be impressed.

The new LED bulb luminous flux up to 450lm, the energy star as a 40 watt incandescent alternative lights. At present, the market LED bulb luminous flux up to 350lm or lower.

GE has applied for a number of patents for its LED bulbs, and its LED bulbs will be expected to meet energy star standards.

GE Energy LED lamp using Cree XLamp XP LED Smart. GE expects the retail price of its products to be between $40-50.

GE Energy Smart LED lamp

GE Energy Smart LED lamp features:

Expected power consumption is only 9 watts, with 40W incandescent / halogen lamp or 10W compact fluorescent lamp, with almost the same light output;

Expected rated life of 25000 hours, the service life of up to 17 years (4 hours a day), is the life of the use of 40W incandescent lamps or halogen lamps more than 25 times, is the standard 8000 hour rated life of compact fluorescent lamp life of more than 3 times;

Compared with incandescent or halogen lamps, the lamp can be turned on immediately and has high brightness light source;

The lamp is durable, the use of solid state design, and does not contain easily broken filament;

The lamp does not contain mercury and conforms to the RoHS standard;

New lighting method:

From 2012 to 2014, incandescent bulbs will be phased out:

January 2012, 100W incandescent bulbs will stop production;

January 2013, 75W incandescent bulbs will stop production;

January 2014, 60W and 40W incandescent bulbs will stop production.