Did you know the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is designed to implement sweeping changes to energy policies in the United States
What does this mean for you? Basically, the A-style bulbs that many of you use will no longer be produced-starting with the 100 watt incandescent in January 2012 and ending with the phase-out of the 40 watt and 60 watt incandescents in 2014 as they do not meet the new efficiency standards.
There are 22 types of incandescent lamps that are exempt from the new efficiency standards outlined in EISA:
1. Appliance lamps
2. Black light lamps
3. Bug lamps
4. Colored lamps
5. Infrared lamps
6. Left-hand thread lamps
7. Marine lamps
8. Marine’s signal service lamps
9. Mine service lamps
10. Plant light lamps
11. Reflector lamps
12. Rough service lamps
13. Shatter-resistant lamps (including shatter-proof and shatter-protected)
14. Sign service lamps
15. Silver bowl lamps
16. Showcase lamps
17. 3-way incandescent lamps
18. Traffic signal lamps
19. Vibration service lamps
20. G-shape lamps with a diameter of 5” or more
21. T-shape lamps that use no more than 40W or are longer than 10”
22.B, BA, CA, F, G16-1/2, G-25, G-30, M-14, or S lamps of 40W or less
Sources: http://www.bulbs.com/learning/phaseoutexemptions.aspx
