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Jeff Emmerson
This blog gives me a chance to address the issues building and remodeling professionals face when making decisions about lighting. Eighteen years of experience with the professional side of LAMPS PLUS has given me insight into what information is truly critical. Energy efficiency, consumer preferences, new trends, recent technical developments, important product releases – Knowing something about each of these topics can help you find the best solution when faced with multiple lighting options.

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Friday, May 9, 2008

Lamps Plus - Proposed California Restrictions on Portable Lighting

May 9 2008 8:02AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (5) |
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What do you think about this legislation?

The California Energy Commission has recently proposed regulation that would mandate all portable table lamps, desk lamps and floor lamps in California should be sold with a 35 watt limiting switch. 

This would prevent portable lamps from using a bulb that consumes over 35 watts of electricity, in effect, mandating that all the lamps sold can only use fluorescent or LED bulbs.

You can read more about the legislation in the California Energy Commission's Portable Lighting Fixtures Proposal document (PDF link, requires Adobe Reader to open).



Reader Comments


at 5/14/2008 1:27:28 PM, Cornplace said:
Flush commodes three times to get one good flush. Thank the water reduction act. Install three portable lamps to get 100 watts of lighting. Thank the watt reduction act. Wright is wrong. Watt is right. Who is left. See no evil. Evil will cease. Reproduction is equally effective in third grade.

at 5/14/2008 1:28:41 PM, Cornplace said:
Flush commodes three times to get one good flush. Thank the water reduction act. Install three portable lamps to get 100 watts of lighting. Thank the watt reduction act. Wright is wrong. Watt is right. Who is left. See no evil. Evil will cease. Reproduction is equally effective in third grade.

at 5/14/2008 6:35:16 PM, Dan of El Segundo, CA said:
I say Phooey on that lightbulb legislation because I don't want any more government intrusions on my life. The Constitution says we are "endowed with certain unalienable rights, and that AMONG these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit Of Happiness. I will continue collecting whatever I damn well please. And if I need some energy I'll just generate it myself. So, if government is violating the Constitution then throw the bums out !

at 5/15/2008 10:32:09 AM, Thomas said:
I don't get this proposal at all. What's with the 35 watt switch? This seems like another attempt to legislate energy efficeney and something that would not work.

at 8/19/2008 12:22:03 PM, ben jacks said:
Where does lighting efficiency start and energy conservation begin? Next step will be surface illuminance min-max requirements. Just wait for NEC change to the residential 3 va requirements to a maximum standard for not just branch circuit determination, but for point and zonal constraints. Am I going blind getting older..or is it the lighting?

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