Tag Archives: “General Service Lamps”

Last week, the Department of Energy released a proposed rule that would be the death knell for the incandescent light bulb.  The proposed rule would implement the so-called “backstop” provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and impose an efficiency standard for general service lamps of 45 lumens per watt.  In short, incandescent bulbs operate at efficiencies well below 45 lm/W and thus could not meet the new standard.… More

Earlier this week, the Department of Energy withdrew definitions of “general service lamps” and “general service incandescent lamps” promulgated under the Obama administration.  The effect is to eliminate requirements that such lamps move to more energy-efficient bulbs.  Examples include recessed fixtures, referred to, at least in my house, as “cans,” and chandeliers.

On this one, I’ll leave the legal issues to others.  To me, the noteworthy aspect was that DOE is defending the rule,… More