Comment Re:So now where do I get 75W incandescants? (Score 1) 473
Most work lights I've seen are only open 180 degrees anyway.
That's a silly argument as the closed portion of the light is a reflector. Light emitted in all directions isn't magically lost.
Precisely. Further, most LED shop lights have a narrow beam angle, about 20-30 degrees. That makes them dramatically less useful than the 180 degree ordinary shop light. I'm not claiming that every household should be illuminated with incandescent lights, but rather that it is the consumer and the market who should negotiate the choices in technology. There's no reason to force a technology choice when the same desired outcome (higher household electrical efficiency) can be had by simply making the resource (electricity) more expensive through simple means (taxes).
My goal is to show by counterexample why this type of legislation is not terribly bright. Trying to promote resource efficiency is most directly and efficiently accomplished by increasing the price of the resource. But our politicians are spineless and won't do anything so pragmatic, including work with one another.