Posted on 11/08/2013 5:58:27 AM PST by InvisibleChurch
Starting next year, it's lights out for certain types of light bulbs in the United States. You'll no longer be able to buy an incandescent light bulb starting January 1, 2014.
Under the Energy Efficiency and Security Act of 2007, signed into law by then- President George W. Bush, light bulbs must become more efficient in terms of energy used for generated light.
That means incandescent lights are phased out. And you'll reduced to choose between a compact fluorescent (CFL) or light emitting diode (LED) bulb.
For example, instead of burning 60 watts when you turn on the lights, you could use about 9.5 to 12 watts, depending on what type of replacement bulb you install.
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I am stocked up till a time I estimate will exceed my lifetime.
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Another “bright” idea by liberals. In a very real way its symbolic of the decline of America.
I thought this had been set aside due to the enormous backlash on it. I may be wrong but I do notice the incandescent bulbs are reappearing on the shelves.
“If you like your light bulbs, you can keep your light bulbs. No one is going to take them away from you . . .”
Right ... I remember this was rescinded
If true, yet another reason to thank Bush II for paving the way for Barack I.
For some reason the lumens value is not accurately potrayed on the energy saver light bulbs. Go buy an incadescent bulb and an energy saver bulb with the same lumens rating and screw them in and tell me which is brighter? Incadescent every time. Have done this to test it myself.
Back in early 2007, Congress was working on the Energy Independence and Security Act to address the problem of inefficient lightbulbs. When word got out that they planned to ban incandescents, forcing everyone to buy expensive compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)—those flickering bulbs that look like pig’s tails—people were outraged. Many resorted to hoarding, buying up as many incandescent bulbs as possible before they were gone for good.
There was one problem: The government never banned incandescents. The new law was enacted to simply phase out inefficient lightbulbs in, as Congress stated, “a technology-neutral way.” The new law doesn’t ban incandescent lightbulbs, nor does it demand the use of CFLs or any other kind of bulb. It simply sets forth energy efficiency targets that go into effect in two phases: first in 2012, and again in 2020.
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For those looking to replace their incandescent bulbs, the first option is, well, incandescent bulbs. One of the biggest myths about the phaseout plan is that it targets traditional filament-based bulbs, but what it really does is impose higher energy efficiency standards on all lighting options. In 2011, Philips debuted its EcoVantage line, an incandescent bulb that is up to 30 percent more energy efficient than traditional bulbs. These halogen-based bulbs, which cost just a little more than traditional bulbs, produce the same warm light that consumers have come to expect from incandescents, but last three times longer and meet the new energy-efficiency standards.
http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/02/20/preparing-for-bulb-ban/
Is it just a coincidence these things are screw shaped?
I have a stash of rough service bulbs which should last a while. Hopefully, we can get this nonsense sorted out by the time I run out, if not, we'll probably be back to using candles and lanterns.
We have enough 40-60-75-100 watt light bulbs to last until global warming becomes real...sometime around the 22nd century.
In addition, I have several dozen 120 watt internal flood lights which are very hard to find and are currently priced higher than gold.
I like my current light bulbs, and I am going to keep my current light bulbs.
PERIOD....EXCLAMATION POINT!!!!
They're coming to take your stash away.
I hate to admit it, but the swirly things are money savers.
I guess this is like the water saving commodes that require you to flush them twice instead of once...
CFL bulbs produce an odd light that I find irritating.
I think I have enough helpers to make sure that does not happen and if it does, well, my lifetime supply will still be just that, a lifetime supply!
Yep, that Rep. Fred Upton, a republican and GW Bush stuck us with this stupid law. They were liberals, they are liberals and yet people still vote for democrat lite.
I guess this is like the water saving commodes that require you to flush them twice instead of once...
And in “government-think” that is a good idea, because two 1.6 gal. flushes is better than one 5 gal flush.
Don't worry, the collapse of western civilization, triggered by the long-term failure of the power grids, will make light bulbs a distant memory long before that.
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