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Switch Lighting Introduces 100-Watt Equivalent LED Bulb

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SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Switch Lighting announced the first ever 100 watt-equivalent LED bulb. The bulb was unveiled at the 2011 LIGHTFAIR International Trade Show in Philadelphia. Using their “City of Light” technology, the bulb creates a self-cooling environment inside, allowing maximum brightness with fewer LEDs.

“Nobody in the LED space can produce this incandescent-quality light,” said Boris Lipkin, CEO of Switch Lighting. “The brightest LED you can see on the shelf is a 60 watt-equivalent. We announced our 75 watt-equivalent last month, now we’re announcing the 100-watt equivalent.”

All Switch Lighting bulbs offer incandescent quality light, are dimmable, and can be used in any direction. The 100 watt-equivalent A19 lamp produces 1700 lumens in neutral white—the same white color as halogen track lighting. Switch Lighting will offer a warm white version of the 100 watt-equivalent bulb in mid- to late-2012.

The Switch bulb designs are inspired by the Cradle to Cradle principals. All parts and components can be reused, recycled, or reclaimed so there is very little chance any part will end up in a landfill. Bill McDonough, co-author of Cradle to Cradle explains, “When the bulbs are returned, they could become part of a bicycle, or could be returned to the biosphere to become fertilizer.”

“With our unique self-cooling technology, we offer the most affordable, energy-efficient light bulb on the market that is nearly identical to the regular incandescent bulbs we’ve come to love,” says Brett Sharenow, Switch’s chief strategy officer.

Go to Switch Lighting.

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