As with DDT and freon follow the money. Who benefits with this legislation? If they take regular inexpensive bulbs which has lots of productive capacity and many inexpesive suppliers off the market, what do you think will happen to the prices of these alternatives (which are already expensive)? Any savings will be captured by the producers of the new most likely patented light bulbs (and the congress critters who get their contributions).
The lighting out of these alternative bulbs I agree is also poor. We use them selectively for night light type applications.
I am convinced that the elite folks will only be happy once we are back in caves huddling in the dirt for warmth (or dead). They will still get to tool around in their jets and live in their 10,000 sq foot homes.
I replaced my 60w incandescents with 60w fluorescent and there is no difference...they are brighter even. There is the smallest of delays when they come on but other than that I am pleased with them.
However, the motel I recently stayed in had switched and the light was dim and awful...almost like LED light. My suspicion is they dropped the wattage also.
What i would like to see but can't locate are 3-way's for lamps.
I DO resent that the government feels they have to "ban" the incandescents. The market will "ban" them more effectively. Thats why more and more of these fluro bulbs are being sold.
What about the mercury, and the headaches? Fluros oscillate, which can lead to headaches, loss of sleep or even psychosis.
That's right, Freon was evil. But, we saved the ozone hole, even though we didn't actually accomplish anything but provide a new product when the old patent ran out.