1. lighthouse says:

   March 25, 2011 at 11:08 am

   The point is all light bulbs have their advantages -
   the “switch all your lights and save lots of money” campaigns are like
   saying “Eat only bananas and save lots of money!”

   As for the unfortunate ban on regular incandescents, it is indeed a “ban”:
   Yes, energy efficient halogen incandescent replacements are allowed, but
   still have some constructional and appearance differences, a whiter light output etc compared with regular bulbs, apart from
   costing much more for the small savings, which is why neither
   consumers or governments really like them, since they have been around
   for a while now without being sold much.

   No light bulbs should be banned:
   There is no present or future shortage of energy sources for electricity
   justifying telling what paying consumers can use,
   especially since the overall USA energy savings from light bulb regulations
   are less than 1% anyway,
   based on the US Dept of Energy’s own statistics
   -remember the politicians keep including non-incandescent street and
   industrial lighting in the usual high US usage percentages quoted.

   Much greater, and much more relevant, energy waste savings arise from effectively organized electricity generation and grid distribution,
   and from reducing the unnecessary use of appliances:
   rather than from stopping people in their choice of what appliance to use…
   I am sure a lighting designer like you would agree?

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