Can You Still Buy Incandescent Light Bulbs In California

Personally i actually prefer led bulbs over incandescents but i know many of you do not.

Can you still buy incandescent light bulbs in california.

By now you re probably aware that the world is transitioning away from incandescent light bulbs and more or less replacing them with energy efficient led bulbs. In california those standards culminate this year in a requirement that bulbs must use about 65 less energy to cast the same amount of light a standard too high for incandescent technology to. 1 2018 the humble everyday incandescent light bulb will reach a milestone in its long and steady fade into our collective memory. Yes you can still buy incandescent light bulbs.

From the ndrc website. On tuesday a federal judge in sacramento upheld the new california law than bans incandescent and other types of energy inefficient light bulbs. It s the result of years of work to make the state more energy efficient. If you live in california you can say goodbye to incandescent and halogen light bulbs.

According to the natural resource defense council ndrc the switch away from incandescent bulbs will save people and businesses in california more than 1 billion a year in energy savings. Posted on july 7 2019. As a result stores will not be allowed to sell incandescent light bulbs made after january 1 2018.