So I guess no lightbulbs, only candles, soon enough.
Posted on 08/01/2023 11:17:28 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
President Joe Biden’s (D) ban on incandescent light bulbs begins today, limiting what types of lighting will be available for purchase.
American consumers will only be able to buy LED lights because of the Department of Energy rules that require manufacturers to only offer such bulbs, MLive.com reported Tuesday.
Leada Gore writes:
The switch means were [sic] incandescent or halogen incandescent – which accounted for roughly 30% of light bulbs sold in the U.S. in 2020 – will soon be a thing of the past. And while retailers won’t be allowed to sell the bulbs, there are no prohibitions stopping from people using bulbs they currently own.
The DOE predicts consumers will save about $3 billion per year on utility bills once the change is complete. The rules are also projected to cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons – an amount equivalent to the emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year, the Biden administration said.
However, LEDs are more pricey, with the average cost up to $7 each, while incandescent light bulbs cost around $2 apiece.
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People that want to use incandescents should be able to.
People that like LEDs should be able to use those.
The damned govt should stay out of it.
edisons bulb illegal, pot legal.
The world has turned upside down.
And by what authority does the government make something like a lightbulb illegal to begin with!?!?!
I like the LED better but government has no place in controlling light bulbs they deem “bad”. I switched because they were about $1 each and last WAY longer using a lot less energy.
Only fascists get involved in crap like this.
Climate Change. And that's just for starters.
....Hear that funny sound? That’s the turning of the screws... The thumb of the elite relentlessly presses and twists on we mere commoners. Loathsome, arrogant scum.
So I guess no lightbulbs, only candles, soon enough.
I’ve purchased incandescent bulbs from an overseas source, even Mexico, for the past couple of years. I will continue to do so. Screw the federal government.
A Great Reset
Starvation
Population Reduction
A New World Order
Satan’s Antichrist
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Beeswax candles provide beautiful light.
I'm the same way. So not really a big deal.
But the government is doing the same thing with EVs. EVs are not better than ICE vehicles yet. They need to make it so that I can recharge my EV once a week. That's where I'm at where I get to fill up the gas tank with my ICE vehicle.
Don’t blame Biden.
Blame Republican’s in Congress, people like Kemp, Ducey and all those that happily and enthusiastically played their roles in allowing that moron to become President.
Only because we’re allowing it to happen.
What happens to all the leftovers ? landfill ?
But how much more do we pay for LED bulbs?
I question and resist anything forced upon me, especially when it’s accompanied by lies, scare tactics and propaganda. If these so-called savings were actually the case, then why are people not already lined up and buying LED bulbs? Why the force? Why take away people’s freedom to choose? Why pick winners and losers? Oops, that last question is getting closer to the answer. Follow the money.
Seems to me that every lazy ass Department of Energy employee needs to be standing in the unemployment line. They are abject failures. They have not made energy more abundant. They have not made America energy dominate. They have not made energy less expensive. They have not provided energy at a rate that gives every American manufacturer a commanding price advantage over their global competitors. These worthless pieces of chit just stand in the way of American greatness. They are America’s real enemy and should be treated as such.
How are chicken farmers going to keep the eggs warm in incubators?
I despise this child sniffing chomo and all his supporters. Every damned one of them
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I stocked up on incandescents when this crap was started several years ago. Still have enough to last my lifetime. HEEHEE I do have a couple of LEDs where I prefer to have.
You evil free-marketer, you!
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