Legislation Would Make California the First State to Ban
Incandescent Light Bulbs Posted by Home Energy on February 13,
2007 Assemblymember Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys), the Chair of the
Assembly’s Utilities and Commerce Committee, plans to introduce
legislation - the How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a
Light Bulb Act - to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs in
California by the year 2012. Says Levine: "Incandescent light
bulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that
time they have undergone no major modifications. Meanwhile, they
remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about five
percent of the energy they receive into light. It’s time to take
a step forward – energy-efficient bulbs are easy to use, require
less electricity to do the same job, cut greenhouse gas
emissions, and save consumers money.” According to the Rocky
Mountain Institute (RMI), replacing a 75-watt incandescent light
bulb with a 20-watt compact fluorescent would result in the same
amount of light but wo