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Biden admin moving forward with light bulb bans in coming weeks
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--- Quote from: nctnico on April 02, 2023, 07:21:31 pm ---Nahh, that 110W is likely lost in just turning the alternator anyway.

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As the saying goes: "take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves".

But we Brits seem to have a bon mot for every circumstance, so there is also the saying: "penny wise, pound foolish".

Kind of surprised there's no money-related saying for sitting of the fence, though  :-//
EEVblog:
Wasn't this done years ago?
Someone:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 03, 2023, 07:14:01 am ---Wasn't this done years ago?

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Yes, and then in the circus that is US politics it was messed with, ignored, and repealed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_lighting_energy_policy
tom66:

--- Quote from: Someone on April 03, 2023, 07:37:15 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 03, 2023, 07:14:01 am ---Wasn't this done years ago?

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Yes, and then in the circus that is US politics it was messed with, ignored, and repealed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_lighting_energy_policy

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At one point a certain US president complained the reason his skin looked orange was due to LED lighting.  And that was apparently a reason to take action.
Shock:
I find it hilarious how people would want to still run incandescent bulbs and pay up to 4-10 times the electricity costs. Sure they have certain usage purposes, but if you stick to a reliable brand (preferably not some chinese rebranded junk) they last for ages and come in different color temps and dimmable versions.

I replaced my whole house when they had a 50% off sale and brought more spares in the next sale. Costs nothing compared to the power bills. I think some uninformed people don't realize certain governments would love you to throw more money at the utility companies, with people in energy efficient households and owning solar power someone has to be suckered in to paying more than others.
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