Why High LPW Means Sacrificing Fixture Performance –

Exposing the LED Lumens Per Watt Loophole: Why High LPW Means Sacrificing Fixture Performance –

For a long time I've been fascinated by very energy efficient LED bulbs rather than the rather energy hogging LED bulbs currently available. Why don't manufacturers make energy efficient bulbs?

For one, it's cheaper to overdrive and abuse LED bulbs so they burn out quicker and require fewer chips. But also most of the ultra efficient bulbs - those pushing 200 lumens a watt have lousey color rendition, are cold white, put out a lot of glare and don't do a good job at putting light where needed. 

A decided to drop the hotspot and unlimited data for my phone

A decided to drop the hotspot and unlimited data for my phone … 🀳

Lately I’ve been spending too much time watching Youtube videos and playing on the Internet, when I should be spending more time reading and doing other activities. With the pandemic over, and myself returning to work more days a week, I really don’t need Internet at home and when I need Internet for work I can either go into the office or walk down to the library and use it there.

Truth be told it’s not a big savings — $6 a month now, maybe $11 a month should the teaser rate expire, which appears to be happening in next month, but that adds up over the course of a year — I’d rather invest the $132 and get closer to owning my own land then spend it on “convenient” home internet or video streaming. I am already cutting everything close to the bone, because my budget is always broken, and I actually prefer the walk down to the library or the park when I need the Internet for work or updating the blog.