[citation][nom]Darkmatterx[/nom]So how do these compare in energy savings compared to the type of energy saving bulbs we've been getting for the past few years? The ones that look like a coiled up spring. I assume those are CF bulbs?[/citation]
Not much to be honest. CFL(Compact Florescent Light) gets about 450 lumen @ 9 watts
Many LED bulbs are damn close 8-9 watts for 450 lumen.
The real thing here is dimming and no mercury. There are dimming CFL, but they DO suck.
NOT ALL LED bulbs DIM, many do not.
My personal issue with LED lighting is color(many are soft white. Current CFL can be had in warm white, soft white, cool white and daylight) and the directional nature(they just do not shine like a CFL or incandescent/halogen bulb. They do make a great spotlight
) of LEDs. Both can be overcome.