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<blockquote data-quote="Rob Timmerman" data-source="post: 109608" data-attributes="member: 172"><p>Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Profit margin on consumer goods is generally pretty thin, especially with pressure from competitors who aren't spending money on R+D. And once you factor in the longer life of the more efficient lamps, I'd be surprised if the lamp manufacturers are seeing major profit boosts from this legislation. </p><p></p><p>The primary purpose of this legislation was to reduce energy consumption in the US, which is generally regarded as a good thing. Energy legislation in the US goes back at least as far as the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (and there have been updates since then). This isn't a new type of legislation, and the reception of previous laws of this type have been overall positive. Given consumers' track record of adopting energy efficient technology (the so called "green movement" included), I'd posit that this type of legislation is a good thing. </p><p></p><p>And for those who want energy efficient lamps that don't suck, try the ones that meet the requirements of Energy Star. Or if you must have something that acts like incandescent, try one of the halogen lamps that meets the efficacy standards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob Timmerman, post: 109608, member: 172"] Re: Incandescent Lightbulb "ban" 2014 Profit margin on consumer goods is generally pretty thin, especially with pressure from competitors who aren't spending money on R+D. And once you factor in the longer life of the more efficient lamps, I'd be surprised if the lamp manufacturers are seeing major profit boosts from this legislation. The primary purpose of this legislation was to reduce energy consumption in the US, which is generally regarded as a good thing. Energy legislation in the US goes back at least as far as the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (and there have been updates since then). This isn't a new type of legislation, and the reception of previous laws of this type have been overall positive. Given consumers' track record of adopting energy efficient technology (the so called "green movement" included), I'd posit that this type of legislation is a good thing. And for those who want energy efficient lamps that don't suck, try the ones that meet the requirements of Energy Star. Or if you must have something that acts like incandescent, try one of the halogen lamps that meets the efficacy standards. [/QUOTE]
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