New year's day the United States will lock 40 and 60 watt incandescent lamp

American light bulb plant will stop production of the best-selling 40 Watt and 60 watt incandescent lamp from 2014. According to the 2007 ban on incandescent light, in 2012 began to eliminate more than 100 watts of incandescent lamps, in 2013 discontinued production of 75 WATTS and 100 watt incandescent lamp. The controversial law aims to promote energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps, LED lights, and other energy efficient bulbs.

People can replace the light bulb, including halogen lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, LED lamps and lamp type high-efficiency incandescent lamp, incandescent lamp, energy experts pointed out that about $1.5 each, although far more than traditional incandescent lamps for $0.5, life expectancy has increased 1 times, the consumption of energy is reduced by 28%.

This provision is former president Bush in 2007 signed legislation, the provisions aimed at resolving the incandescent lamp no performance problems; because according to the federal environmental protection agency, the lighting power consumption is only for a while into the light, the rest are in the form of heat energy waste.

However, the ban may have been facing necessities price hike consumer dissatisfaction.