Paul M. Eldridge wrote:
Hi Jim,

Not to worry, you won't be left in the dark. Halogen lamps and a new,
forthcoming generation of high-efficiency incandescent (HEI) lamps are
direct, one-to-one, replacements for conventional, general service
incandescents.

For more information on GE's HEI announcement, see:
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s... 0&newsLang=en

Also, to be clear, incandescent lamps will not be "banned" as such;
rather, the least efficient ones will be removed for the marketplace,
similar to what took place with past legislation (e.g., EPAct, 1992).
Congress is proposing that the ones we use today be 25 to 30 per cent
more efficient by 2012 (100-watt lamps by 2012, 60-watt by 2013 and
40-watt by 2014).


Explain the difference.

Philips has a line of products that already meet this new standard;
e.g., their 70-watt Halogená Energy Saver produces the same amount of
light as a regular 100-watt bulb and lasts up to four times longer
(3,000 hours versus 750).

See:
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/.../10-30-07a.php

and

http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/...pdf/p-5901.pdf

Cheers,
Paul

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:44:01 -0800, jJim McLaughlin
wrote:

AIUI, Congress in its infinite wisdom has enacted something which within
some period of years will effectively ban the manufacture / sale within the
US of the traditional incandescent light bulb, requiring replacment with various
"flavors" of fluorescents or diode or other bulbs....