A REVOLUTION IN LIGHTING
BEGINS TODAY AT THE HOME DEPOT WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF
LIGHTING SCIENCE GROUP'S BREAKTHOUGH ECOSMART LED LIGHT
BULBS...BUILT IN THE USA
First LED Bulb to Achieve 50 Percent More Lumens
at Half the Price of Competing Products
New Technology Paves the Way for Highly Efficient,
Affordably Priced and
Environmentally Responsible Lighting
Satellite Beach, Florida, May 10, 2010 – Finally, an LED
light bulb that delivers high quality lumens at an
affordable cost. Starting today, homeowners can lower energy
cost without sacrificing light quality by installing The
Home Depot's new proprietary ECOSMART LED light bulbs. By
revolutionizing the science of light, Lighting Science Group
Corporation, a leading American maker of LED-based lighting,
has produced for The Home Depot the first affordably priced,
yet highly efficient 9 watt A19 LED bulb that is a smart
choice to replace traditional 40 watt incandescent bulbs and
compact fluorescent lamps ("CFLs"). The ECOSMART LED bulb's
retail price is $19.97, compared to over $50 for other LED
bulbs, uses approximately 80% less energy than a 40 watt
incandescent light bulb and is expected to last more than 22
years.* Built in the USA, the ECOSMART A19 LED bulb is the
first in a full line of ECOSMART LED products made by
Lighting Science Group that will be available exclusively in
The Home Depot stores this year.
Independent tests show that the lumen output of the A19
ECOSMART LED bulb is unrivaled-outperforming similar
products by 25-30%. The ECOSMART LED bulb is dimmable,
available in the familiar A19 light bulb shape, and more
energy efficient than an equivalent CFL. Furthermore, unlike
CFLs, the ECOSMART LED bulb contains no mercury, is
completely recyclable and offers outstanding light quality.
"We believe the ECOSMART LED bulb is the highest quality and
longest lasting light bulb on the market-at a very
affordable price," said Jorge Fernandez,
Merchant-Electrical, The Home Depot. "If one of our new
ECOSMART light bulbs is installed in a newborn's room today,
it will probably not have to be replaced until the child is
ready to graduate college! The ECOSMART LED light bulb
represents a huge cost savings to the consumer, both in
terms of the reduced use of electricity coupled with savings
on replacement costs versus traditional bulbs. At The Home
Depot we are committed to providing our customers with
innovative merchandise that delivers value and everyday low
price."
In most home applications, consumers are expected to save
$155 in energy cost over the life of the product and the
bulb will pay for itself in less than two years from energy
and replacement savings alone.** Furthermore, to ensure
consumer confidence and reliability, an independent testing
lab approved by the U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER
program has validated the performance of the UL-listed
ECOSMART LED bulb.
"The ECOSMART LED bulb is a significant leap forward from
Thomas Edison's 130 year-old invention," said Zach Gibler,
Chief Executive Officer, Lighting Science Group Corporation.
"Consumers now have the freedom to switch to an
environmentally friendly and energy efficient lighting
solution without sacrificing light quality. Lighting Science
Group is proud to be the technology provider behind The Home
Depot's ECOSMART lighting products, and deliver an American
solution for our energy and environmental challenges."
The A19 ECOSMART LED bulb is available on Home Depot's
website (www.homedepot.com)
