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Re: FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"

Lowe's has 8w Sylvanias at $19.98 now
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Is that the regular price or a special sale price ?

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Re: FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"

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That could be problemmatic to the fundraiser...

On the other topic:

The electrical grid in the US is all interconnected, so the aggregate energy usage of those who live in areas powered by nuclear energy still has an impact on fossil fuel usage at large.

It would also have a net effect on cost for that nuclear energy specifically.

(Of course, nothing ever being as simple as it seems, if we all switched all of our lighting to LEDs, it's quite possible that the depressed demand and resulting depressed cost of energy would result in more fossil fuels being used... I'm not an expert on the economic interconnectivity and the long-range ramifications of a switch to ultra-high efficiency lighting.)
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On the other topic:

The electrical grid in the US is all interconnected, so the aggregate energy usage of those who live in areas powered by nuclear energy still has an impact on fossil fuel usage at large.
You raise an excellent point, but I think it's a bit more complicated than that. For example, is there a radius beyond which the transmission losses make it too inefficient to export/import power on a continuing (non-emergency) basis?



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...but I think it's a bit more complicated than that.
It always, always, always is.
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The electrical grid in the US is all interconnected, so the aggregate energy usage of those who live in areas powered by nuclear energy still has an impact on fossil fuel usage at large.)
Sort of. The United States actually has three independent electric grids that aren't connected to each other. There have been proposals to build a super-conducting hub to connect the three to allow for better utilization of potential wind farms in the Great Plains. Other proposals have been made to build new super-conducting transmission lines along railroads; electric companies benefit from having a clear right of way and railroads benefit from electrification.
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My sister is a Girl Scout, and those cookies are a rip-off. All the money goes back to the GS HQ, and then the troop only gets back $0.50 per box. At least with these we get to set the price.
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Re: FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"

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Lowe's has 8w Sylvanias at $19.98 now
I think that is OK, the spin is: For one more penny, you can support an awesome robotics team, and save the hassle of going to Lowe's to buy your bulbs. Or you can save a penny at Lowe's... your call.
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I think that is OK, the spin is: For one more penny, you can support an awesome robotics team, and save the hassle of going to Lowe's to buy your bulbs. Or you can save a penny at Lowe's... your call.
I think I've read all the literature, and I can't find anywhere that says what is the lowest price you are allowed to sell those $6 bulbs for. Anybody know ?


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Re: FIRST Fundraiser: Selling LED "Lightbulbs"

@Ether I've read the documents too and the best I can tell, the $19.99 is a suggested price but teams can choose whatever price they want to sell the bulbs for.
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@Ether I've read the documents too and the best I can tell, the $19.99 is a suggested price but teams can choose whatever price they want to sell the bulbs for.
Hmm. I don't know. The $6 is a subsidized price and I would have thought there would be a lower limit on the re-sell price below which eyebrows would be raised.


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I think I've read all the literature, and I can't find anywhere that says what is the lowest price you are allowed to sell those $6 bulbs for. Anybody know ?
Agree, there does not appear to be a set minimum. They do state that they believe $19.99 is a competitive price. The $6 is a subsidized cost, and these bulbs are for sale via FIRST teams only.
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Specs for the TESS T-67004S are at this site.

Click the link, then navigate to: Home > Products > LED Bulb(consumer type)
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