Greentech Lead U.S: SWITCH Lighting, which has designed a
true LED replacement for the incandescent light bulb, has announced the
availability of its SWITCH60 LED light bulb at over 350
participating Batteries Plus stores nationwide.
The SWITCH60, a 60 watt-equivalent A-type LED bulb, is
currently available for purchase while the SWITCH40 and SWITCH75, 40
watt-equivalent and 75 watt-equivalent LED bulbs, will be available at
participating Batteries Plus stores beginning in November.
SWITCH Lighting picked Batteries Plus as their national
retail partner for mainstream market distribution because of its highly-trained
store owners and staff who can best educate customers on all aspects of the
light bulb.
“We’re thrilled to announce Batteries Plus as a national
retail partner,” said Tracy Bilbrough, CEO of SWITCH Lighting. “SWITCH has
worked hard to bring our bulbs to market and we know that Batteries Plus is the
perfect showcase for our family of products. Franchise owners and employees are
given extensive training on light bulbs and LED technology, so we know their
retail and business customers will be in good hands.”
SWITCH LED bulbs provide the same warm, familiar glow of
an incandescent light bulb with the same light output while using up to 80
percent less energy. They fit into standard light sockets, are dimmable, and
can be used in the same manner as any incandescent or compact fluorescent light
bulb — in any orientation, any fixture and any location.
SWITCH bulbs pose no environmental hazards and have no
toxic ingredients (unlike the mercury found in CFLs).
Thermal management is the greatest challenge in LED
bulbs. SWITCH Lighting’s proprietary LQD Cooling System offers the best
thermal management in the industry, using an innovative blend of proprietary
technologies– a coolant made of liquid-silicone and a patented, highly
reliable, and efficient driver –and overall electronic design, according to
company officials.
SWITCH’s bulbs last up to 25 times longer than an
incandescent light bulb — up to 25,000 hours — and the SWITCH60, for example,
saves consumers approximately $130 on an energy bill over the light bulb’s
lifetime depending on usage.
They’ve been widely praised for their sleek industrial
design and have even been featured as a work of art in several art galleries.
In addition, the SWITCH75 was a Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Innovations Honoree, was
named by TIME Magazine as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2011 and also received a silver
rating in the prestigious Edison 2012 Awards.
“As federal legislation mandating better energy-saving
light bulbs continues to take effect — gradually phasing out most incandescent
light bulbs in the marketplace by 2014 — consumers and businesses will be
seeking an equivalent replacement light bulb. We’re proud to offer our retail
and business customers the best LED light bulb on the market,” said Russ
Reynolds, Batteries Plus CEO.
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