page_title: Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs
hierarchical_section_title: Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs
caption_attribution_description: English: A spiral CFL bulb on a white background
context_page_description: Governments around the world have passed measures to phase out incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy-efficient lighting alternatives. Phase-out regulations effectively ban the manufacture, importation, or sale of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting. Use of existing bulbs, which have a relatively short lifespan, is usually unregulated. The regulations are based on efficiency, rather than use of incandescent technology.
  Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland, and Australia began to phase them out in 2009. Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have scheduled phase-outs: Argentina, and Russia in 2012, and Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, and South Korea in 2014. Changes in the United States that began in 2007 were suspended in 2019 by the Trump administration.
  Objections to replacement of incandescent lamps for general lighting mainly include the higher purchasing expense of alternative light bulbs.
context_section_description: Governments around the world have passed measures to phase out incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy-efficient lighting alternatives. Phase-out regulations effectively ban the manufacture, importation, or sale of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting. Use of existing bulbs, which have a relatively short lifespan, is usually unregulated. The regulations are based on efficiency, rather than use of incandescent technology.
  Brazil and Venezuela started the phase-out in 2005, and the European Union, Switzerland, and Australia began to phase them out in 2009. Likewise, other nations are implementing new energy standards or have scheduled phase-outs: Argentina, and Russia in 2012, and Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, and South Korea in 2014. Changes in the United States that began in 2007 were suspended in 2019 by the Trump administration.
  Objections to replacement of incandescent lamps for general lighting mainly include the higher purchasing expense of alternative light bulbs. To mitigate the cost effects of these concerns, various programs have been put into place, ranging from subsidies for lamps, to improved standards for measurement of performance and for labeling of products. Manufacturers developed fluorescent lamps with reduced mercury content compared to original designs, and recycling programs are intended to prevent mercury release. New lamp types offer improved starting characteristics, and dimmable types are available.
caption: Compact fluorescent lamp
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