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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] mclion@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well... only 11 yrs after EU... That's not so bad.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_08_1909

[–] Makeshift@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

for real though.. as an American I would love if we were 11 years behind the EU in lots of other areas

[–] r914@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yep. Even Canada banned most common incandescent bulbs in 2014 and 2015.

[–] Blackmist 3 points 1 year ago

You're 11 years behind us in energy prices as well, so make the most of it.