Incandescent lightbulb sales have been effectively banned across the United States, the culmination of a 16-year legislative effort aimed at cutting energy costs for consumers and reducing the nati…
The ban is part of a number of energy-efficient initiatives the Biden Administration is pushing forward, which the DOE said will save households $100 per year and American consumers $3 billion per year on their utility bills.“In addition to delivering significant cost savings for households, schools, and businesses, these energy efficiency actions also advance President Biden’s climate goals,” The DOE said in a statement.
“Over the next 30 years, the rules are projected to cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons — an amount equivalent to the emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year.”Typical LED lightbulbs are far more efficient than incandescent bulbs, producing about 75 lumens per wattIncandescent bulbs already in use or purchased can still be used and do not need to be thrown out.The ban has been a hot topic in the years since it was first introduced.
“The government has no business telling an individual what kind of light bulb to buy,” Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann said in 2012 when she introduced the “Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act” in an effort to repeal the legislation, according toPresident Trump attempted to halt the ban and commonly used it as an example of what he considered oversteps of environmental laws.
“The bulb that we’re being forced to use, number one, to me, most importantly, I always look orange,” he told members of the Republican House in 2019.“President Biden continues to push liberal fantasies through his weaponized federal agencies,” said Rep. Andy Barr, a Republican from Kentucky, according to
. “The Department of Energy should be focused on American energy independence, not on what lightbulbs you can or can’t purchase for your home or business.”
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