D is for dumb.
The energy bill now makes it official that the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs will be illegal in the USA in a few years.
This article in U.S. News & World Report is far more accurate that those that have appeared over the past several months in the NYT and other publications. It gives realistic figures on prices and CFL life and cites actual facts about limited warranties.
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It's figure for the potential energy savings from a 60-70% reduction in US energy used for lighting is very close to the back-of-the-envelope calculations I've posted previously on this topic. Texas uses 12% of US energy which is far short of the 22% and higher numbers spouted by the NYT and certain eco-terrorists. And even the 12% is probably off by at least half because 2/3 of US energy is used by industrial and commercial facilities, most of which already use fluorescents or other high-efficiency lighting, so there's little chance of actually seeing a 60-70% reduction -
20-25% for lighting (6-8% overall and much less worldwide) is probably overly optimistic. That won't save many polar bears but the Philips lobbyists have certainly earned their fees.
Of course, any reduction will affect the utilities' bottom lines so they will find ways (service fees, minimum bills, etc.) to recoup their losses.
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by Dave Houston
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