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New Lighting Standards Begin in 2012
www.energysavers.gov ^

Posted on 01/03/2012 9:33:11 AM PST by frogjerk

Beginning in 2012, common light bulbs sold in the U.S. will typically use about 25% to 80% less energy. Many bulbs meet these new standards, including incandescents, CFLs, and LEDs, and are already available for purchase today. The newer bulbs provide a wide range of choices in color and brightness, and many of them will last much longer than traditional light bulbs. The lighting standards, which phase in from 2012-2014, do not ban incandescent or any specific bulb type; they say that bulbs need to use about 25% less energy. The bipartisan Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) established these efficiency standards.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: econuts; edison; lightbulb; obamamalaise; tesla
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Didn't Congress pass a bill to cut off money for this stupid law?
1 posted on 01/03/2012 9:33:19 AM PST by frogjerk
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To: frogjerk

I thought it was repealed?


2 posted on 01/03/2012 9:36:49 AM PST by DeaconRed (Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley have you heard? Iran running mouth like a true TURD.)
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To: frogjerk

Communism at its core.

LLS


3 posted on 01/03/2012 9:38:17 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!)
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To: frogjerk

I thought it was repealed too. But, stores were suppose to start pulling 100W incandecents off of shelves yesterday. (supposedly).

If any of you would like to buy some 100W incandecent bulbs for $1.25 a peice, I might know a guy.... :o)


4 posted on 01/03/2012 9:39:00 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (Liberals draw conclusions on clouds with invisible ink from a unicorn horn dipped in Pixidust!)
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To: frogjerk

House GOP Delays Light Bulb Ban Until October
http://news.yahoo.com/house-gop-delays-light-bulb-ban-until-october-123005582.html

Republicans reached a deal to postpone until October enforcement of energy standards that many fear will be the end of 100-watt bulbs and fill stores with more expensive curlicue fluorescents.


5 posted on 01/03/2012 9:39:57 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: frogjerk

> Didn’t Congress pass a bill to cut off money for this stupid law?
It’s like Obamacare. The DemocRATs will ignore the repeal like it never happened.


6 posted on 01/03/2012 9:40:25 AM PST by BuffaloJack (Defeat Obama. End Obama's War On Freedom.)
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To: frogjerk
Beginning in 2012, common light bulbs sold in the U.S. will typically use about 25% to 80% less energy.

Yep. When the rolling blackouts hit from the EPA shut down coal-fired power plants, we'll use a bunch less.

Morons abound in Government.

7 posted on 01/03/2012 9:41:24 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Looking forward to a dim mercury-vapor-filled future, unless we can shed the likes of the Fred Upton’s, Myth Romney’s, Boehners... and shift to constitutional republicans dedicated to shrinking the federal (currently national) government leviathon.


8 posted on 01/03/2012 9:42:50 AM PST by C210N (Dems: "We must tax you so that we can buy your votes")
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To: Tenacious 1

I know a place at 46¢ each

http://1000bulbs.com/product/5662/SATCO-S2514.html


9 posted on 01/03/2012 9:43:07 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: frogjerk

Why have the enviro-weenies looked the other way on these mercury filled pollutants?


10 posted on 01/03/2012 9:46:41 AM PST by crosshairs (Liberalism is to truth, what east is to west.)
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To: C210N

If we do not... there will be a civil war.

LLS


11 posted on 01/03/2012 9:51:18 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!)
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To: C210N
Looking forward to a dim mercury-vapor-filled future, unless we can shed the likes of the Fred Upton’s, Myth Romney’s, Boehners... and shift to constitutional republicans dedicated to shrinking the federal (currently national) government leviathon.

From House GOP Delays Light Bulb Ban Until October

Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the light bulb delay shows Congress is listening to the American people. “We heard the message loud and clear,” said Upton, R-Mich. “Americans don’t want government standards determining how they light their homes.” Upton said he was not opposed to the more efficient – and expensive- curlicue fluorescents that have become increasingly familiar in recent years. But he said government should not penalize those who prefer traditional, incandescent bulbs. “New lighting options are great news for the public, but the lesson is that markets and consumer demand are the best drivers of innovation and new choices,” Upton said.

Rep Upton, why did you champion this thing in the first place?

12 posted on 01/03/2012 9:51:26 AM PST by frogjerk (OBAMA NOV 2012 = HORSEMEAT)
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LOL!!! I order my bulbs from there. Good business...lots to choose from different vendors, etc.....I place and order enough every 2 years for a combo of cfls, incans, floods, recessed floods, indoor & outdoor, etc.

They (1000bulbs in Texas) do a great job on my orders & delivery.

13 posted on 01/03/2012 9:51:49 AM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: frogjerk

I thought LED’s would have replaced standard light bulbs by now ayway, without the phony environmentalists pushing them down our throats. They last longer, take less electricity, and aren’t that expensive. Tungsten filiments are starting to seem archaic, like the old vacuum tube.


14 posted on 01/03/2012 9:54:31 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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They last longer, take less electricity, and aren’t that expensive.

?????

http://1000bulbs.com/search/?filter%5Bcategory%5D=2000&filter%5Bincandescent+equal%28text%29%5D=90+Watt

Can you point me to a LED 100 Watt incandescent light output equivalent for under $50?

15 posted on 01/03/2012 9:57:47 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: frogjerk
Didn't Congress pass a bill to cut off money for this stupid law?

They did, but still some producers would have to continue producing the 100W incandescent for that bill to have any practical effect. Producers are already geared up to produce the new bulbs and it's not clear if any would or could continue producing the old ones.

16 posted on 01/03/2012 10:12:39 AM PST by Will88 (I>)
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To: thackney

This type of light also needs to function on a dimmer switch.


17 posted on 01/03/2012 10:15:52 AM PST by ne1410s ("If the past sits in judgment on the present, the future will be lost." Winston Churchill)
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To: thackney
That price quoted is per case!

In this instance, there are 6 per case...

CA....

18 posted on 01/03/2012 10:17:02 AM PST by Chances Are (Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
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To: thackney

Well, considering that you almost never have to replace them, I’m thinking that they could actually be cheaper. Especially considering the much less electricity they use. It’s not cheap here, by the way, for one reason or another.


19 posted on 01/03/2012 10:18:26 AM PST by Telepathic Intruder (The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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To: thackney

The problem with the spiral bulbs is that some of our lamp shades are the kind that slip onto the bulb and they will NOT work with the spiral bulb. :(


20 posted on 01/03/2012 10:19:03 AM PST by Netizen (Path to citizenship = Scamnesty. If you give it away, more will come. Who's pilfering your wallet?)
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