Posted on 09/07/2019 5:00:16 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
The US is scrapping a ban on energy-inefficient light bulbs which was due to come in at the beginning of 2020. The rule would have prohibited the sale of bulbs that do not reach a standard of efficiency, and could have seen an end to incandescent bulbs. Many countries have phased out older bulbs because they waste energy. But the US energy department said banning incandescent bulbs would be bad for consumers because of the higher cost of more efficient bulbs. The Department of Energy said it had withdrawn the ban because it was a misinterpretation of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. Specifically, the law stipulated that restrictions on bulbs could only be implemented when it was economically justified , Shaylyn Hynes, a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy, told the New York Times. Activists say the government has come under pressure from manufacturers. " It makes zero sense to eliminate energy-saving light bulb standards that will save households money on electricity bills and cut climate change emissions," Appliance Standards Awareness Project executive director Andrew deLaski told the Washington Post. "Instead, the Trump administration is siding with manufacturers that want to keep selling outdated, energy-wasting light bulbs."
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“PDJT did this to torment the leftist idiots.”
It was a campaign promise.
“At night, I walk around the house with a flashlight, rather than turn lights on and off. “
What type of bulb does your flashlight have?
I don't know. It doesn't really matter to me how bright that flashlight is. I'm only using it to get from one point to another. I've never had one wear out.
Why would you infer that I might be a Nazi for expressing an opinion on my choice of lightbulb selection?
Will do. Thanks.
I hoarded a bunch of 60 watt bulbs, because I have a well with a puml & in the winter you have to keep a light on the pump control to keep it from freezing up on you.
But there was never a ban on 60 watt shockproof bulbs, they’re the type that are used in mine shafts etc for lighting and they can withstand quite a bit of vibration and they were very resilient, they also cost a lot more.
“Yeah, the ol’ Mopar 225 Slant Six. I had one of those in my ‘70 Plymouth Duster. What a dog. LOL”
It was a dog but you couldn’t kill it.
“Work from home (or retired) and use them 15 hours a day, and you are down to no more than 2 years.”
Thats almost 10,000 hours! No incandescent would last that long. Plus you have saved over $200 in electricity costs!
The engine, no, but the rest of the car committed suicide on me one part at a time. LOL
The market is choosing LED bulbs over incandescent anyway. There will not be many people who buy old style incandescents. Maybe some old people and a few people as a political protest or “just because I can.”
I am an old fart and even I know that LEDs are generally far better at providing light while reducing energy consumption and cost. Technology has provided the answer.
The market would always have embraced LEDs even without a ban. It was those abominable “Compact Flourescent” pieces of shit that needed to be shoved down our throats with a ban on incandescent bulbs. They were so horrific, you can’t even find them anymore if you have a clip in socket in your bathroom like I have and have to replace your compact flouresenct. You have to special order it for 5 times the price of an LED.
Assholes.
I do not think they are energy inefficient. When I am building models in the basement in the winter it gets chilly but I have 5 stand alone and desk lamps surrounding my work station. 100w bulbs put out enough heat to take the chill off.
...Pretty much every incandescent light bulb you find at a retailer will say “Made in China...
Shake them just a little bit too hard & it’s all over.
Can’t keep one working in a auto work light.
No....I have some incandescent for those. And they were 3/$1.
“I do not think they are energy inefficient.”
We are using more energy in the kitchen. Before we switched it was too hot in the kitchen to keep the lights on. But at least now my wife can see!
I had a slant six in a 1966 Dodge van, and that thing went about 100k miles between and oil change! When we did change it, it came out like sludge, but...damn, that engine kept going! (I am exaggerating, it wasn’t 100K, but it was far more than any rational person would attempt...:)
LOL, NOTHING could destroy those old slant sixes!
I bought mine for $100 back in ‘82, and the engine had a rod knocking in it that was ready to punch through the cylinder. So me and my buddy got an engine winch, I bought another 225 with the tranny still attached, called up a few gearhead friends, and had an all-nighter engine swap party. Pulled the hood, dropped the driveshaft, unhooked everything, and dropped the new one in. Couldn’t get the damn thing to start to save our lives until one genius (who was an actual, paid mechanic for Walmart) discovered that whoever had worked on it last dropped the distributor in backwards, and the timing was 180 degrees off. LOL Ran like a champ after that. I had to firewall it on the freeway to make the speed limit, but it got me where I wanted to go.
Let the consumer decide...what a quaint notion.
Had an old Dodge Dart. Slant 6. Best engine ever!
“If CFL bulbs lasted anywhere NEAR the advertised lifespan, I might question this. Apparently, the “long life” part comes in if you don’t EVER turn them off. “
I have a CFL that I use as night light. So far over 10 years. I would guess I’ve turned it off may 30 times, mostly when doing electrical work. They do work as advertised, at least when hardly ever cycled.
“Yeah, the ol’ Mopar 225 Slant Six.”
Except they stuck the distributor UNDER the slant, made it a pain in the ass to change out the points (and twice I dropped the small screws into the distributor).
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