Biden administration puts the final nail in the coffin for . The result of a decade-plus-long legislative path. Beginning in 2007 when Energy Independence and Security Act passed, in April 2022, a rule required the minimum standard efficiency of 45 per watt, which became effective in July. The process to consider increasing the energy efficiency standard for light bulbs to over 120 lumens per watt for the most common bulbs has started.
cnbc.com/2023/08/02/biden-rule

#incandescent #lightbulbs #lumens

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Illegal Light Bulb Dealer?! 💡🤫

The light bulbs that have illuminated our world for a century and a half were just banned in the United States by Joe Biden’s administration.

And now that most incandescent bulbs are illegal, there’s only one way to get them…

michaelanthony.video

#comedy #satire #lightbulb #incandescent #light #lightbulbs #usa #unitedstates #sketch #actor #comedian #biden #joebiden #FJB #LetsGoBrandon #climate #crime #criminal #lawenforcement #technology #humor #lol #funny

Last updated 1 year ago

Philips 39W 120V Long Neck PAR 30 floodlight bulb $9 sellout.woot.com/offers/philip

Well now so much for that discussion about LEDs, maybe woot can deliver one to California for you.

#halogen #delete #deal #lightbulbs #lightbulbbans

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John Carlsen · @johnlogic
469 followers · 600 posts · Server sfba.social

Lately I've been replacing old with LED models.

I was pleased to see that there's now some reasonable standardization to describe their bases: the Edison screw bases common in North America are called candelabra, intermediate, medium, and mogul, with diameters of roughly 0.5-, 0.75-, 1.0-, and 1.5-inch (respectively), and new identifiers E12, E17, E26, and E39 (respectively) based on their diameters in millimeters. Hooray, score one for the !

Then there's the parameter for the bulb shape and size. I've been taught that the "A" stands for "arbitrary", which is the shape of light bulb that was efficient to produce and I was raised with. Europeans follow the letter with the widest diameter in mm, so their most common bulb style would be A60.

But here in the good ol' US of A, we call that an A19. Why? because that's the diameter in eighths of an inch.

Yes, in the USA, that common light bulb is an E26 A19, mixing metric with cursed fractional Imperial units.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-series

#lightbulbs #metricsystem

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JdeBP · @JdeBP
101 followers · 2744 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

The incandescent 60W lightbulb, that gave off heat and the smell of burned dust, from the 1970s anglepoise lamp was a "double life" bulb from BHS.

From BHS, and still working.

"double life"? I'll say!

#lightbulbs

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JdeBP · @JdeBP
95 followers · 2616 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

Of course, a lamp from the 1970s takes a bayonet fitting. What took screw fittings in the 1970s? Everything was bayonet back then.

So of course I bought a bayonet LED bulb from Wilko. Robert Dyas had hardly any bayonet bulbs in stock. Wilko had more stock, and was cheaper. Mind you, they both had far more screw stock than bayonet.

The 1970s anglepoise lamp turned out to have a screw fitting.

I should have spotted the "HCF Denmark" on the base.

#Shopping #lightbulbs

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JdeBP · @JdeBP
95 followers · 2615 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

I turned on the 1970s anglepoise lamp to be greeted with a blast of heat from the 60W incandescent bulb and the smell of burning dust. So a trip to buy an LED lightbulb seemed in order.

I can do without an additional 60W being drawn on this outlet anyway.

I walked to Wilko, and found one. I thought that I might find it cheaper in Robert Dyas, and that was on the route home, so I walked homewards to Robert Dyas.

It was more expensive.

So I walked back to Wilko.

#Shopping #lightbulbs

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Jonathan Kamens · @jik
450 followers · 1865 posts · Server federate.social

: Many don't last their warranty period or the hours they claim to last. When you install one, save the receipt and write on the base with a fine-tip permanent marker: the date you bought it, the number of hours it's rated for, and the warranty length. If it fails prematurely, you can use that info and the receipt to get a free replacement. You'll save some cash, and people doing this incentivizes manufacturers to stop selling crap bulbs.

#psa #LED #lightbulbs #consumeractivism

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markezuma · @markezuma
12 followers · 76 posts · Server social.veraciousnetwork.com
Robert J. Tiess · @robertjtiess
21 followers · 86 posts · Server universeodon.com

4-Pack Sansi 100W Equivalent Light Bulbs (Soft White, A19) $5.75

slickdeals.net/f/16417477-4-pa

100W Equivalent A19 LED Light Bulbs, 22-Year Lifetime 4 Pack 1600 Lumens 3000K Soft White Light Bulb with Ceramic Technology, Non-Dimmable, Efficient and Safe 13W Energy Saving for Home Upgrades

#led #delete #deal #lightbulbs

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· @ely
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Lena · @Hockeyfan
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Feeling more refreshed today aftrr the rush of mass murders and horrible police brutality murder of Tyre Nichols. The excessive violence almost gave me a sense of despair. One thing is certain; things must change in order for there to be a return to sanity in this country.

I decided to use my time while in recess to make some changes at home. We are replacing our old standard light bulbs with LEDs. Not only does the light appear purer to me, but it will save us some money on our energy usage. Of course, we used this as an excuse to modernize the small home office - new bulbs require new lamps. Inexpensive interior decoration at its finest!

#change #redecorating #lightbulbs

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Katharine Kate Holden · @poetkateholden
156 followers · 280 posts · Server mastodon.ie
Arnie Schlissel · @arniepix
132 followers · 745 posts · Server lor.sh

@pbump
I'm remembering the ban on manufacturing any that were NOT incandescent,. In a state with ZERO factories...

are stupid... But they certainly do give people like Congressman Jackson material for their campaigns...

#texas #lightbulbs #lightbulb #culturewars #fundraising

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Jeff Hertzog · @jeffhertzog1961
23 followers · 1171 posts · Server brighteon.social
Kat ♾️ · @KatM
1108 followers · 2434 posts · Server mastodon.social

I searched high and low for an odd little bulb to fit a very outdated appliance. 💡

The Internet is a darned miracle! Charts like this exist for everything. I’m keeping a 3-ring binder of my favorites from my best Google searches.

Feel free to print this one out for yourselves. 🤓

#lightbulbs #jokingaboutthebinder

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UncleRickie · @UncleRickie
295 followers · 257 posts · Server mastodon.online
Sage · @Salvianemorosa
9 followers · 31 posts · Server mindly.social
Sam Evans-Brown · @SamEBEnergy
22 followers · 3 posts · Server mastodon.energy

Like I said a couple of weeks back, even people who know better sometimes should be reminded of how good the ROI on LED lightbulbs is. twitter.com/SamEBEnergy/status

RT @CleanEnergyNH@twitter.com

💡 TIP 21 of the 31 Day :

Check your and upgrade to to reap savings! Unless they are LEDs, or at least compact fluorescent , they are inefficient and are costing you more than they should.

🐦🔗: twitter.com/CleanEnergyNH/stat

#cenhenergychallenge #lightbulbs #LEDs #bulbs #energysavings #energytips #tipsandtricks

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