Nikkei.net reported that its lighting division has already started selling the lights to commercial ventures, but has now cut the price of the products to around ¥20,000 (~$164).
That seems more than just a little tad expensive but Nikkei didn't say whether it was for a whole house rather than just one bulb. LED lights consume around a seventh the power of the incandescent variety.
The same wire also reports that Honda will compete with Sharp and Sanyo by gearing up a solar cell fab. Solar power is used a third of a million of Japanese homes. µ
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