Major rebates on Philips L-Prize bulb

jd_oc

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According to this article:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...omes-down-in-price-just-in-time-for-earth-day

You can now get the L-Prize bulb for $22 after rebates. Only trouble is I'm finding it hard to locate rebates for my utility (Southern California Edison). Anyone know of any details? I guess I need to call my electric utility and see if they offer any rebates and how it works. If I could get these for around $25 I think I would be in for 6-8 of them.
 

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I was reading that the rebate is given directly to the store so that the sticker price is $23.
 

jd_oc

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I was reading that the rebate is given directly to the store so that the sticker price is $23.

Any idea what store? I looked at Home Depot but they still list it as $50. Or does it vary state-by-state?
 

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Last week both the Canadian Globe and Mail and the British Daily Mirror ran an AP article called Would you buy a $60 LED bulb?

The bulb and rebates are unlikely to be available in Canada (Canada's 'ban' on incandescent bulbs do not start until next year).
I did some calculations on how much money i'll save:

The L prize bulb uses 10W. That is 300 kilowatt hours over 30,000 hours. At 10 cents per kilowatt hour this bulb would cost $30 in electricity.
Total cost over 30,000 hours is $60+$30=$90.

Home Depot Canada is selling the Philips 12W LED "A" Dimmable Soft White bulb for $29.98. 800 lumens. Looks almost identical to the L prize winner except black/gray instead of white.
This bulb uses 360 kilowatt hours over 30,000 hours. At 10 cents per kilowatt hour this bulb would cost $36 in electricity.
Total cost over 30,000 hours $30+$36=$66.

If I had to pay full price (actually it's $50 at EarthLED + $20 shipping for me) it is not worth it.
Even if you get a discount a savings of $6 in electricity may not be worth it.

24/7 its 3 over years (save $2 per year);
6 hours a day its over 12 years (save $0.50 per year);
3 hours a day its over 24 years (save $0.25 per year)

L-Prize bulb review:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?334754-Philips-Award-Winning-LED-Bulb-Review
Philips 12W (alien head) LED bulb review:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?308557-Philips-12w-Teardown

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In my neck of the woods rebates (CFL so far) work like this:
I get a coupon with my electricity bill with the dollar amount for a certain package and a list of stores that will honour the coupon.
 
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