Pass 5 bills like this every day. Force the democrats to be the party of “NO”.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio
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A dim bulb.
No thanks. I'll stick with the 1/3 priced incandescents.
A little known fact is that when heating the home incandescent lights are much more efficient. The “wasted” energy produced is diverted simply into heat, which reduces proportionately the need for other energy to heat the building. Like other forms of electrical heat light bulbs are 100% efficient.
OTOH, when cooling the home the “waste” heat of the incandescent bulbs must be removed by the AC system, making the bulbs even less energy-efficient than usually proclaimed.
So incandescent bulbs are much more efficient on an annual basis in MN than FL.
In reality, LED and spiral fluorescent lamps ARE much more efficient than incandescant lamps, in terms of power consumed vs. lumens produced. LED’s are the ultimate conclusion for lighting, with low power consumption, little heat output, and very long life with proper design, exceeding virtually every other light source. The only hangup is color temperature, and up front cost. The first is being tackled as we speak, with LED’s that mimic daylight white, the second is scale of economy. Of course, these observations are purely from an engineering standpoint, without being viewed through a political lense.
When it snows, there are more wrecks with the new curly light bulbs.
They do not put out enough heat to melt the snow, and you can not see the traffic lights.
I socked up on the cheap yellow warm bulbs and use them in the cooler months, say October to ~ May. That way I wont run out soon.
The low wattage whitish bulbs are not bad for the warm sunny summer months here,
GWB signed that light bulb ban BTW.
I call BS. CFLs are pretty cheap. Not as cheap as incandescents, but they are cheap if you aren't looking for something fancy like dimmable, daylight 300 watt equivalent bulbs.
LEDs are dropping with 40 watt replacements under $10. Unfortunately 75 watt replacements are still out of my price range and I can't find any 100 to 150 watt replacement LEDs yet.
I love the LEDs I've put in so far, but they aren't bright enough yet.
The ban on incandescent light bulbs is a disrespect to Thomas A. Edison.
They should have never tried to take away our choice in buying bulbs. Liberalism is about taking away choices.
Replace our leaders, not our lightbulbs.
I was happy to try the CFL alternative, and in some applications it was fine. I'm waiting for LEDs to become cooler and more affordable, which they will. In the meantime incandescent lighting is superior in certain places. So, as a prudent consumer, I'll happily go with the most appropriate product. If I'm allowed.
Social activists' egos are being stroked and politician's power is being increased by this ridiculous nonsense, and the earth is not being "saved".
I have no objection to having LED and CFL bulbs on the market. I’ve tried CFLs, and abandoned them, because of poor performance and short lifespan (their supposed long life is predicated on usage patterns that don’t come close to the way we use light bulbs.)
OTOH, after the last time I had to replace my “long-life” CFLs, I spent quite a bit on LED bulbs, for those locations where I had to use a ladder to replace the bulbs, and I’ve been very happy with them. They have lasted, and the extra cost is easily outweighed by the convenience of not having to drag the extension ladder out of the garage.
But that I find LED bulbs appropriate for some uses, and am quite happy that they are available on the market, does not mean that I am at all happy to see the government mandating their use.
I stocked up on 100 watt incandescents while I could for my detatched, unheated garage. Nothing else I’ve found will come up to full brightness right away in the winter. If I put curlies in there I could be in Ohio by the time they warmed up to full brightness.
I’m all for killing the light bulb ban, although it’s probably too late to prevent the Boxers and Markeys of the Congress from scoring billions on their investments in the CFL market immediately following their ban.
As a side note, there have been some neat advances in the manufacture of LED bulbs, both in flashlights and home lighting. I’ve decided to try out a few in hopes of brighter, more uniform lighting, endurance and energy savings. We’ll see...