On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:47:48 -0700, Jim Thompson
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:33:54 -0300, Paul M. Eldridge
wrote:

First of all, Congress did not "ban" incandescent lamps -- they simply
set minimum efficiency standards, as they have with other consumer
products such as air conditioners and refrigerators. Secondly,
lighting manufacturers already sell high efficiency incandescent lamps
that meet these new standards. You can buy these ones at Home Depot:

http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/...lay.php?mode=1

Cheers,
Paul

Of course... 70W IS less than 100W. Read the fine print on lumens
output. Sheeeesh!

...Jim Thompson

Hi Jim,

A 70-watt soft-white Philips Halogená Energy Saver has a 3,000 hour
rated service life and produces 1,600 lumens (22.8 lumens per watt).
A Philips Duramax soft-white A19 incandescent has a rated service life
of 1,500 hours and provides 1,550 lumens (15.5 lumens per watt). Watt
for watt, a 70-watt Halogená ES generates 1.5 times more light.

Sources:
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/...pdf/p-5901.pdf
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/...pdf/p-8493.pdf

Anything else we can clear-up for you?

Cheers,
Paul