It’s Official: Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lights
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New efficiency rules, more than a decade in the making, have taken effect, relegating Edison’s glowing orbs to the history books.

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  • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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    1 year ago

    This decision is about the energy efficiency of the bulbs. Incandescent bulbs turn almost all the energy they consume into infrared light and heat. LEDs turn most of the energy they use into light.