Lorne
Veteran Member
Here's another take on the situation: Incandescent bulbs have not been banned in the USA at all. They simply have been mandated to increase their efficiency by 25% -- a challenge which has been met successfully:
I thought the phase out of bulbs for the US was based on a 30% efficiency increase. (There are exceptions; 3 way, appliance lamps, and a few others).
If they can't meet the 30% efficiency increase then they would have to be phased out.
There's another round of requirements to be met in 2020 which will make it even tougher on incandescents.
I think I'll have to try those halogen incandescents. They sound like they're going to be better than CFLs.