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/
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