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Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Capitol
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Andy Burns wrote:
Dave Plowman wrote:

I'd suggest to read up about the reasons behind such legislation.
Rather than making up your own.

Are you suggesting that saving a few hundred watts for a few minutes
per
month is distinguishable from noise in the 2750 TWh EU electricity
budget?

Just as much as saving a few watts per light bulb. Or any other such
savings.

I'd even agree that lighting is a worthwhile target, but that maybe
they
pushed it a few years too early, how many subsidised CFLs lurk in the
backs of cupboards when decent LEDs were only a few years down the
track?

You really think anyone would have bothered investing the hugh sums
needed
to develop LEDs etc without being pushed?


The huge sums invested in semiconductors are invested to generate
profits, if you are successful. In consumer products, 9 out of 10
products are failures, but you don't stop investing. The classic
failure is 3D film and television, which consumes vast amounts of
investment every 25 years or so. The classic success is RCA with
colour television, which consumed vast amounts of investment for years
before becoming a success. Tesla is a prime recent example of
investment without apparent reward, time will tell if it is successful.


Dave doesn't understand that innovation comes from the private sector,
not from government. We'd still be using 300 baud GPO acoustic couplers
otherwise.


After 8 months, I still have a telephone line which doesn't work
properly. 300 baud seems optimistic!