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.
Can you still buy incandescent light bulbs in california.
Under environmental regulations that take effect that.
1 2018 the humble everyday incandescent light bulb will reach a milestone in its long and steady fade into our collective memory.
This decision didn t just suddenly happen.
As a result stores will not be allowed to sell incandescent light bulbs made after january 1 2018.
From the ndrc website.
Yes you can still buy incandescent light bulbs.
It s the result of years of work to make the state more energy efficient.
Personally i actually prefer led bulbs over incandescents but i know many of you do not.
Posted on july 7 2019.
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.
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.