President Biden and his Department of Energy want the traditional incandescent light bulbs popularized by Thomas Edison gone, and they want sales of those bulbs …
President Biden and his Department of Energy want the traditional incandescent light bulbs popularized by Thomas Edison gone, and they want sales of those bulbs extinguished by next year. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) adopted two new rules; one revises the definition of general service lamps while the second “implements the minimum standard of 45 lumens per watt for light bulbs that meet the revised definition,” DOE stated. “The Department of Energy estimates last as much as 50 times as long as incandescent bulbs,” The New York Times reported, admitting, “ One Michigan study, for instance, found that not only were LED bulbs less available in poorer areas, they also tended to cost on average $2.50 more per bulb than in wealthier communities.” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm bragged, “The lighting industry is already embracing more energy efficient products, and this measure will accelerate progress to deliver the best products to American consumers and build a better and brighter future.” “The new definition issued today will become effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, while the implementation of the Congressional efficacy standard will become effective 75 days after publication in the Federal Register,” DOE declared, adding that enforcement policy will included “a period of enforcement leniency and a period of progressive enforcement with an emphasis on transitioning production first.
