Summary.
This measure would set energy efficiency standards by specified dates for general service incandescent lamps.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports. AB 722 was moved to the inactive file on June 7. The bill previously passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on a 11-5 vote.
Description.
AB 722 was recently amended to require general service incandescent lamps sold in the state to meet specified ranges of lumen output to meet a minimum energy efficiency standard of a specified lumens per watt. The deadlines range from 2010 to 2016, where a lamp with a lumen output of between 729 and 340, the lamp must achieve 40 lumens per watt.
CAW is sponsoring a similar bill in 2007, AB 1109.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Mark Murray (916) 443-5422
Supporters.
Californians Against Waste (Support Intent)
AFSCME
Opposition.
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
California Family Council
California State Floral Association (CSFA)
California Seed Association (CSA)
Current Language, Analyses and votes.
light bulb ban
Of all the bans that have been instituted, light bulb bans seem a bit silly. However, there may be something to it. Right now, the EU is instituting light bulb bans, wherein incandescent bulbs are now forbidden, and people can only buy fluorescent bulbs, or CFL bulbs, or LED light bulbs. The U.S. and Canada are expected follow. CFL bulbs put out the same light with 80% less energy, but are trickier to dispose of (they contain mercury) and are more expensive to manufacture. Your average CFL bulb goes for about $15, and the average LED bulb is about $100. These light bulb bans might have some people running for money lenders just to keep the lights on.