I love LED bulbs. I believe they are saving me money every month. Duke Energy sent a bunch of them to me free. The only problem I have with them is they seem to all have the same brightness. I can’t find any that are say, equivalent to a 25 watt incandescent.
My kitchen light went out which had LEDs but they were just plug and play with a ballast. The ballast obviously went bad as there was no light.. We also have two fixtures in the laundry/utility room one of which the light was super dull. These are 4ft fixtures just so you know... I did the ballast bypass for the kitchen and laundry/utility room with new LEDs and it's gotta be the biggest energy savings!