A few years ago the United States banned the production of 100 watt light bulbs. Remember that? Less than twenty years later we’re permitting buildings to be built that consume as much energy as entire cities.
You can keep your data centers. I would like my hundred watt bulbs back please. One hundred-watt incandescent bulbs are no longer manufactured here in the US primarily due to over-reaching government energy-efficiency regulations, such as the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which mandated that bulbs produce more light (lumens) while using less energy. Because incandescent bulbs convert only a small percentage of energy into light, with most wasted as heat, tree huggers determined that they could not meet the required efficiency standards and were replaced by LEDs and CFLs.
Key reasons for the phase-out included:
High Energy Consumption: A 100-watt bulb produces significant heat, making it 'inefficient for lighting'.
Regulatory Standards: Rules require a minimum of 45 lumens per watt. The U.S. Department of Energy standards, often referred to as a "ban," specifically aimed to stop the production of inefficient bulbs.
Environmental Impact: Inefficient bulbs produce unnecessary carbon emissions, estimated at over 800,000 metric tons per month.
What a crock of shit. I want low-efficiency, bright white bulbs. Fuck all this LED bullshit. Bulbs are available in a variety of wattages and packs. Click the ad to see 'em all.
Juss' sayin'...
I have a couple applications where a 100 watt lightbulb provides enough heat to keep things from freezing. The heat produced is what I want ,the light is an added bonus.
ReplyDeletewell, that would be a start. now, how about washers and dryers with OUT computers in them ? you know the type you hooked up and they ran for YEARS ! kind of weird as I knew a guy who bought old washers and dryers about 20 years ago
ReplyDeleteand he rebuilt them to like new. made good money or so he said doing that. my neighbor has a 70's fridge in his basement that stills runs and keep very cold. it was there when he bought the house 20 years ago. if he ever moves again, he taking that fridge with him. and yes, it is green (?) but who cares as it has already outlasted 2 fridges in his kitchen ! here another bitch, remember when you Mom's hot water seem to last forever ? yeah. now your lucky if you get 4-5 years out of one. replaced my Mom's hot water heater and the date on it was 1968. yup, installed in 68 and last until 1994 or 5 I think it was. now ???