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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by tbyehl on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @01:52PM (#16476604)
I had one out of around 50 die over ~3 years, which I'm sure is much better than I experienced with incandescents and CFLs.

Smart bulbs are so cheap now that I've obsoleted nearly all of my "dumb" LEDs.

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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by user5994461 on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:57PM (#16478876)
Note that the lifetime of a bulb is quadratic, if not exponential, with its wattage.

The 100W bulb always lit in the living room will last 6 months but a 30W will do a decade.

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