A few weeks ago we read about a high-end hotel switching the bulbs in its marquee to LEDs, now there is news of the biggest LED change yet. Brinker, the company that owns the Chili's and Maggiano's' Restaurants, has announced that they will switch all 827 of their restaurants to LEDs. As large consumers of energy, the restaurants will also be able to reduce their... [Read more...]

In an effort to increase energy efficiency, the incandescent light bulb invented by Thomas Edison will soon be a distant memory. According to the US energy bill, these bulbs will be phased out by 2014 because they are far less efficient than than the newer LED or CFL bulbs. And yes, CFL bulbs might last longer, but because they each contain a small amount of... [Read more...]