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Pastimes : Where the GIT's are going
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To: ManyMoose who wrote (210929)12/5/2011 2:22:16 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 225578
 
It was to save energy. Technically incandescent bulbs are not banned, but effectively they are. What they did was to ban bulbs that use more than a certain amount of electricity and/or a certain amount of electricity per lumen (I forget which exactly). A few very expensive incandescents may be around, but for the most part they can't meet the standard.

For now its only 100 watt or greater bulbs that are effected (maybe someone will make a 99 watt bulb?) but it gradually will reach less powerful bulbs until it reaches 40 watt bulbs in 2014. For now at least reflector flood bulbs, 3-way bulbs and colored bulbs are exempt, so maybe sales of those types will greatly increase.
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