Ahh yes this will help the economy, gas prices, shortages, border crossings and foreign policy
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Already done here in the EU.
They stopped selling the old types, and only LED is available.
A bit more expensive to buy, but lasts 10x longer, and uses 1/10th of the energy, so you’ll save money in the end.
I see no problem with this policy, if not for the green part, the for the energy saving part with energy prices exploding.
Biden does billions of stupid things, but I don’t see this as one of them. I don’t understand why Trump stopped this, but maybe I fail to see something?
That's the theory, but I've had numerous branded LED bulbs blow. Not because of the LED itself, but because of the shonky electrics driving them.
Since they are also orders of magnitude more expensive than cheap incandescents and they don't last much (if any) longer they are not good value imho.
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good incandescents will live forever.
Compare the best incandescents to the shittiest LEDs and yea, same price, better value
I see everything wrong with this policy. The federal government doesn't need to be mandating anything regarding fucking lightbulbs.
let the market sort it out
I have a different experience. Shitty LEDs are like half the price of great LEDs, I’m buying Phillips ones from a local shop with 3 years guarantee.
I’m changing bulbs at a rate of one per year now, compared to twice a month from late 70s when I bought the house.
I save more than 1000SEK($100) a year in electricity and bulbs each year.
The savings are greater during summer, as the older bulbs would also heat the room, but all in all LEDs are cheaper than incandescents, at least in my perspective and use.
those are all great reasons for free people to choose to produce things and other free people to buy things
none of those are acceptable reasons for the government to mandate anything.
Isn't it interesting when they force people to do shit that the market would have sorted out anyway and then act like they saved the world?
I remember doing the calculations in a rental when some globes blew. I was in the shop with incandescents in one hand and LED in the other like Mr Burns and the Ketchup. I went with the incandescents because I wasn't going to live there long enough to get value from the LEDs.
Otherwise it's LED all the way. Especially the smart lights that can be dimmed. Life saver.
Yes, you are failing to see America is the land of free choice. I hate LED bulbs. I hate LED bulbs. Repeat 100 times.
Free choice?
You didn’t even get to choose your president.