light bulbs
My son told me today that starting jan 1st it will be illegal in USA to make in-condensate lights any more. they are making them 24/ 7 to make a large supply and after they sell out you can only g...
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old guy wrote:Nobody's saying that we can't manufacture or use incandescent bulbs. The regulation only states that the bulbs must produce more light per watt than they currently do.
My son told me today that starting jan 1st it will be illegal in USA to make in-condensate lights any more. they are making them 24/ 7 to make a large supply and after they sell out you can only get LED and halogen and one other bulb, can't remember what it was now.
Part of the problem in America is that we've gotten used to referring to light bulbs by the power they consume rather than the light they produce. Light is measured in lumens, electricity usage in watts.
Lumens per Watt is a lot like Miles per Gallon. Think of it as the government requiring higher fuel economy, but for light bulbs instead of automobiles. Many manufacturers have already used halogen bulbs to improve efficiency by more than 25%.
