The legislation starts with higher wattage bulbs, targeting those that produce 1490 - 2600 lumens. This includes standard 100w incandescent bulbs. Following suit in 2013 are bulbs that emit between 1050 - 1489 lumens (including 75w incandescent bulbs), and in 2014, those that produce 310 - 1049 lumens, which means goodbye to our standard 40w & 60w incandescent light bulbs.
The new legislation also requires that all bulbs have a rated lifetime of at least 1000 hours of active use, and that they are branded with new "Lighting Facts" labels, similar to the "Nutrition Facts" labels we find on our food & drug packaging. These lighting facts labels will outline brightness (in lumens), power draw (in Watts), rated lifetime, light appearance (aka: color temperature), and estimated annual energy cost.
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Jesse M.