Just got a letter from lights of america, stating that the life listed on their led bulbs was mistated. And that if I so desired i could return them to the store of purchase and get a full refund. that would mean that bulbs that are 2 years old or close to it could be replaced with new ones at no charge.  I have multiple 5 watt multi-leds on dusk to dawns, providing light on my wood stacks, front and side parking areas, and up the front driveway. they are resonably bright, but have a very blueish hue that makes everything kinda hard to see.

back when my dad worked for GE they had an article in the co mag about the future of indoor lighting, GE is working on having whole panels of leds for room lighting, they would make a whole wall or ceiling the light fixture, they were working on office space installs at the time, retrofits to exsisting houses are down the road from there. The cost would be high initialy, but pay for itself over the life of the building due to reduced power use.

Just heard a NPR story about the Dept of Energy(?) doing a contest to get a LED that is an exact replacement for a 60w incandescent.  Phillips submitted 2,000 for testing and 4-5 other companies are nearing submittal.  The had to be the same lumens, be dimmable, be the same color temperature, be omni-directional, size…etc.  Sounds like some better LEDs are on the way soon.