Bend Energy Challenge Installs 25,000th LED light bulb

The Bend Energy Challenge, Bend’s team in a national competition to save energy, has been installing free energy saving light bulbs  — LEDs — at homes since last November, and just hit the 25,000 milestone. The free LED program is a made possible through a collaboration with the Energy Trust of Oregon and Central Electric Cooperative. The energy-saving devices have now been provided to 1,700 homes across Bend. LEDs use 80 percent less energy than their incandescent counterparts and can last up to 20 years