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The ban on Incandescent Lamps.
Traditional light bulbs - incandescent lamps that work by heating a tungsten filament - will be completely phased out over the next few years in favour of low energy bulbs. These are overwhelmingly compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), small versions of the strip lights used for decades in schools, kitchens and garages etc., such as light emitting diodes and low energy halogen bulbs, are under development.
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The timetable for phasing out bulbs is arranged according to wattage and is set out in the following table: Type of light bulb |
Date participating retailers will stop selling them |
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Jan 2009 |
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Jan 2010 |
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Jan 2011 |
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Jan 2011 |
Information from: Energy Saving Trust.
On 18 March 2009, EU member states passed a regulation setting out the timetable for phasing out the sale of incandescent light bulbs, with the phase-out starting in 2009 and finishing in 2012. Further tightening of requirements would continue until 2016. The timetable for ending the sale of lamps is set out in the table:
| Date | The following lamps may no longer be put into circulation |
| 1st September 2009 |
Frosted lamp (Apart from Energy class A) as well as clear incandescent lamps of 80w or above. |
| 1st September 2010 | Clear incandescent lamps over 65Watt |
| 1st Spetember 2011 | Clear incandescent lamps over 45Watt |
| 1st September 2012 | Clear incandescent lamps over 7Watt |
| 1st September 2013 | Raising of quality requirements |
| 1st Spetember 2016 | Lamps with Energy Class C |
Efficient halogen lamps, with between 25% and 50% energy savings in relation to incandescent bulbs, will still be permitted. Spot lamps will not be regulated until a second directive is drawn up at the end of 2009.
As energy-saving bulbs use only 20% of the electricity of traditional bulbs and lighting consumes a significant amount of electricity, the savings in cash and emissions can be substantial. The Energy Saving Trust calculates that a home with 15 light bulbs would save about £45 a year by installing the new bulbs.
Information text from: http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snsc-04958.pdf
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