Fresh research from GE indicates that most U.S. consumers—77 percent—don’t know that, starting in 2012 and continuing through 2014, federal government legislation aimed at reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will ban the manufacture of standard incandescent light bulbs. In sum:
- 100-watt bulbs will no longer be manufactured starting January 1, 2012;
- 75-watt bulbs will no longer be manufactured starting January 1, 2013; and
- 60- and 40-watt bulbs will no longer be manufactured starting January 1, 2014.
- State of California laws preempt the federal laws by essentially taking effect a year earlier
GE Lighting has businesses covered each step of the way with online resources such as its newly launched informational Legislation Web site and its Legislation Product Replacement (LPR) tool, click here to learn more. In concert with GE Lighting’s award-winning Environmental Information Center (www.gelighting.com/EIC), these sites provide details on mandates, energy-saving calculators and product replacement guides that professionals can use to make informed decisions about which products are most energy-efficient—in light of the new laws—for a wide range of applications.
“Our goal is to help people make better lighting decisions today,” says Heather Coode, Marketing Manager, GE Lighting. “We want customers to know that alternatives such as halogen, compact fluorescent and LEDs from GE already meet looming federal efficiency standards.”