Changing light bulbs in home to energy saving lights. Nearly two-thirds (59%) of Americans have changed majority of light bulbs in their homes to energy saving lights. Women (63%) are more likely to have changed their bulbs than men (55%).
Awareness of US Legislation; The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 which will mandate more efficient light bulbs by 2012-2014. More than half (61%) of Americans are not aware of the legislation to phase out incandescent light bulbs. And 84% of people, ages 18-24, are not aware of the legislation.
Concern for energy saving lights. More than two-thirds (67%) of Americans care about using energy saving lights. And more than half (56%) of Americans are ready to switch to energy saving lights.
Saving money. Nearly 8 in 10 (79%) Americans believe that using energy saving lights will save them money.
Disposal of old bulbs. 62% of Americans are not concerned about disposal of old bulbs.
Environmental Practice. 81% of Americans say that using energy saving lights is a good environmental practice. (joli paradoxe, ndlr)
Light color and intensity concern. Only 14% of Americans are "very concerned" about light color, in regards to the change from incandescent to energy saving lights in their homes. 51% of Americans are "not at all concerned" about light color. More than half (61%) of Americans are not concerned about light intensity, in regards to the change from incandescent to energy saving lights in their homes.
73% of Americans are not concerned about being able to dim the lights with energy saving lights. In regard to the change from incandescent to energy saving lights, more than half (56%) of Americans are not concerned about the bulb not being able to fit in their regular light fixtures. (là, c'est carrément insolite)
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Pour en terminer avec ce sujet, voici une nouvelle ampoule que Philips sort à grands coups de cymbales. C'est vrai qu'elle est jolie.
Et Philips avance une "nouveauté" technique, à savoir que les LEDs qu'elle comporte tapent sur une couche de phosphore, qui émet à son tour une lumière chaude (env. 2700 Kelvin). Une technologie qui est déjà à l'oeuvre dans certains éclairages en vidéo.
Serait-ce enfin le Saint Graal?
Hélas non: quand on va chercher les infos dans les données techniques imprimées en tout petit, on trouve que le rendu des couleurs reste toujours à 80%.





















