Posted on 09/05/2019 3:01:01 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The Department of Energy announced this week that it’s withdrawing the Obama administration’s energy-rationing mandate for certain lightbulbs.
Opponents criticized the rule change, arguing that the move would be bad for consumers and the climate. The reality, however, is that families and businesses will be better off, and the change will have a negligible impact on the environment.
The Energy Department’s decision to withdraw energy-efficiency standards for candle-shaped, globe-shaped, three-way and reflector lightbulbs is a victory for consumer choice.
Whether it’s buying a lightbulb or a new car, families have different preferences and needs. They consider the various trade-offs in products and face different budget constraints.
When Washington forces energy-rationing mandates on consumers, the federal government takes those choices away or at the very least overrides their preferences.
Critics of the Department of Energy’s action argue that continuing to use energy-inefficient lights will cost households $100 annually in higher energy costs.
But here’s the good news: There’s no mandate forcing families or businesses to use inefficient lighting. Consumers can voluntarily replace inefficient bulbs with more efficient ones if they so choose.
The practices of being resourceful and saving money are intuitive, which means that the economy does not need mandates or rebate programs to nudge families into making decisions the government thinks are best for consumers.
In fact, many families and businesses are switching over to LED bulbs because of the cost savings.
According to the National Manufacturing Electric Association, “The general service LED bulb now accounts for approximately 70 percent of the shipments in the general service lamp category.
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Me too. I’ve got a few boxes full of them that I stock-piled, but I want to still be able to buy quality ones.
I know that people here have posted about LEDs that give an equivalent kind of light, but they are comparatively expensive, and you can’t just go into the grocery or drugstore and buy them.
I want the old light bulbs that I grew up using.
‘Choice’ is supposed to be a ‘thing’ now, right?
I like the LED 5,000k lights I have. Much cooler in the home in the summer as they use 17 to 21 watts for near 1700 lumens which is the same as a old incandescent light bulb.
You can get them in multiple ranges and get lamps that can change the color.
https://www.atlantalightbulbs.com/color-temperature-scale/
old incandescent 100 watt light bulb.
Thanks to PDJT, every day the sh*t stain that was Odumbo fades a tiny bit more.
I still have 80 or so of the old bulbs I bought before they got banned.
I’m very happy with the LED replacements for 48” fluorescent tubes I put in my attic. They work in the same fixtures, use less power, they don’t flicker, and are much brighter than the old tubes.
The best part is that they work in the winter when it’s 10 or 20 degrees up there. The old fluorescents will simply not light up when it’s that cold.
The replacements are sort of expensive, but they’re worth it!
Still need to do the garage...
I have four fixtures that use multible 25 watt bulbs. I cannot find any 25 watt bulbs or their equivalent anywhere. 40 watts are too bright for the effect. Thanks, politicians!
Good the dimbulb president legacy is dimming... Trump/Pence 2020...
I’ve my standard 60W, 100W and 65W indoor spotlight bulbs with LED, but I have multiple fixtures that require chandelier bulbs. Last time (it’s been awhile) I tried available LED bulbs there the LEDs were either too long or too fat to fit in my fixtures. I’m not sure how LEDs fare in fixtures attached to ceiling fans, where the Edisons do fine. And for fixtures in which the bulbs double as ornamentation LEDs look lousy. Leave the CFL bulbs for the already mad as a hatter greenies. They’re chemically toxic, carcinogenic in their spectrum and otherwise worthless now that LEDs are affordable.
I have a stash of 100w. When I am in the bunker in winter working on armor models the 5 lamps I have going for light also provide heat.
Or not......I never switched and I'm still able to pay my electric bills.
Bring back my toilet while he's at it......
It actually started with Bush. He signed the bill, Obama implemented it.....
Yes, a thousand times. The 1.6-gallon flush toilets suck.
Check out Amazon. Depending on the size of the screw base you have, there appears to be multiple options in 25W or 25W equivalent.
Assuming we can find vendors willing to stock them, yep, sounds that way. Places like Lowes and Home Depot only have specialty bulbs in "old fashioned" incandescent these days - form factors that haven't been addressed by the LED conversion industry.
I still have about 3/4 of my incandescent bulb stash left from almost ten years ago - just finished switching the closets and garage to full LED. I'm just glad I was able to skip over the compact fluorescents - hate those things.
My wife was trying to replace a bulb in our 5-lamp dining room chandelier—all incandescents. She tried putting a LED bulb in, but it was a non-dimable LED and the channeler is dimable. So what happened? The LED bulb got very hot. Just a heads up.
“I’ve my standard 60W, 100W and 65W indoor spotlight bulbs with LED, but I have multiple fixtures that require chandelier bulbs. Last time (it’s been awhile) I tried available LED bulbs there the LEDs were either too long or too fat to fit in my fixtures. I’m not sure how LEDs fare in fixtures attached to ceiling fans, where the Edisons do fine.”
All my fan lights are LED. Seems like there is now a LED in any shape to fit.
“don’t really care for LEDs either because of cost”
That $2 bulb will save you 2x that or more every year even if only used one hour per day.
“and you can’t just go into the grocery or drugstore and buy them.”
If you are buying at the grocery or pharmacy you are not being wise as to costs.
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