You may have heard rumors about a so-called ‘light bulb ban’ – but do you know the details of what is actually happening and when? The Federal Energy Independence and Securities act is coming to the U.S. in October of 2012 (i.e a few months), and rather than a ban, it is really more of a gradual phase-out of outdated, obsolete energy-guzzling incandescent bulbs, which encourages retailers to start stocking the latest high-tech, low energy light bulbs. Despite the fact that this starts in just a few months, many people still don’t know much about it. We consider it our mission at Inhabitat to help! A little while ago, we brought you a fun-filled article all about this important new federal law, but if for some reason you haven’t read our handy guide yet, or just prefer old-fashioned face time, we’ve made it even easier for you to digest the most crucial facts behind the light bulb phase-out (what it is, who it affects) with our new video explaining how to swap your bulbs.
So if you’re wondering how the phase-out pertains to your household or which kinds of LED or CFL lights you can use to swap out your incandescents, move your mouse up to the video above and watch our handy-dandy clip. We’ll map out everything from which eco-friendly light bulbs replace which types of incandescent bulbs, to how much energy and cash you can save by switching – all in about 5 minutes.
Thanks everyone! I myself didn’t know much about the new regulations until I began my research for this video so I’m glad all that studying is able to help others learn.
Thanks for this video – it definitely helps to clear up some of the confusion on the coming changes. And the terrariums are so cute!
Love that the phase out is coming, i’ve already started gearing up!
Make sure you buy LED bulbs so you can return them if they don’t work out! I just finished redoing my whole house and you can follow the specific issues I ran into, and other energy conservation stuff, here: http://howtochangealightbulb.org
Thank you
Great video very practical too
I think it a pity ordinary bulbs banned even though your vase is cute!
If new bulbs are so great, then people would buy them anyway
They buy other “expensive in purchase but cheap in long run” items
I just bought an expensive woollen coat.. even if was in sales
Great video, as usual, Yuka! However, there is one issue I’d like to clarify. You say that LEDs and CFLs are full spectrum, but that’s not the case. While it’s true that older LEDs and CFLs usually had high color temperatures (5000+ Kelvin), most now on the market are a warmer white (2400K to 3500K). The old “full spectrum” bulbs are a specialty item for the most part and are increasingly harder to find.
Great, clear, informative video!
Very cool!
It’s great to see all of the details of the incandescent light bulb phase out explained in one easy-to-understand video!
What a well done video- I like how LEDs can replace and improve just about every light.
Awesome video!
informative! thanks!
Super useful information. I know so much about light bulbs now that I’ve watched this video!