2007 Energy Bill - Are They Phasing Out or Making Incandescent Bulbs Illegal?

Are Incandescent Light Bulbs Being Outlawed?

The Incandescent Light Bulb is not Feeling the Love Lately

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ANSWER: "Yes" and "No".

Unless groundbreaking new High Efficiency Incandescent (HEI) technology emerges as GE promises by 2010, the answer is “yes” for general use 100 Watt incandescents in 2012, and "yes" for 75 and 60 Watt bulbs by 2014, but “no” for many types of other incandescent bulbs even after 2014.

We’ll review this confusing law and what it all means in more detail in this tutorial.

Index: 2007 Energy Bill - Are They Phasing Out or Making Incandescent Bulbs Illegal?

1. Are Incandescent Light Bulbs Being Outlawed?
2. What is the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007?
3. The Specifics of the 2007 Energy Bill - Incandescent Phase Out
4. Exemptions: Where You Can Still Use Existing Incandescent Bulbs
5. Government Recognition of CFL Mercury Hazards
6. CFL Mercury Hazards and a PR Blitz That Ignores Them