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California Proposes to Ban Incandescent Lightbulbs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the coming-to-your-house-to-smash-the-old-ones dept.

zhang1983 writes to tell us CNN is reporting that California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs with the "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act". The act will promote Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) to replace the inefficient incandescent lightbulbs. According to him, "Incandescent lightbulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications, meanwhile, they remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about 5 percent of the energy they receive into light."

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  1. Somewhat pointless... by Malcolm+Scott · · Score: 0, Redundant

    But what about the automatic light switches which only work with incandescent bulbs? In any case, incandescent bulbs are not really inefficient if you think about it.

  2. Re:Hey! I Heat My Home With Incandescents by ciaohound · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, it's cold where I live and I've had the same thought. Incandescent bulbs produce visible light, which is good, and heat, also good, and... maybe a tiny amount of radiation not in the visible spectrum? Aren't they pretty close to 100 percent efficient?

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