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2. United States lighting energy policy - Wikipedia

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   60 lumens per watt for lamps > 40 watts, 50 lumens per watt for lamps > 15 watts and ≤ 40 watts, and; 40 lumens per watt for lamps < 15 watts; There are 14 states that have adopted the 2009 IECC, six have an effective date set for late 2010 early 2011. Within the next three years, approximately 33 states will have adopted and implemented IECC ...

3. Fluorescent lamp recycling - Wikipedia

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   CFLs that use 25 to 40 watts of electricity will have total mercury content capped at 6 mg per unit." [6] Only a few tenths of a milligram of mercury are required to maintain the vapor, but lamps must include more mercury to compensate for the mercury absorbed by internal parts of the lamp, which is no longer available to maintain the arc.

4. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   The Canadian federal government banned the import and sale of 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs, effective 1 January 2014. On 1 January 2015, 40- and 60-watt bulbs were also banned, although there are exceptions for oven lights, decorative lamps (light bulbs), appliance bulbs, 3-way fixtures, chandeliers and rough service/utility bulbs. [84]

5. European Union energy label - Wikipedia

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   Example EU energy label for a refrigerator. EU Directive 92/75/EC (1992) [1] established an energy consumption labelling scheme. The directive was implemented by several other directives [2] thus most white goods, light bulb packaging and cars must have an EU Energy Label clearly displayed when offered for sale or rent.

6. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   40-watt light bulbs with standard E10, E14 and E27 Edison screw base The double-contact bayonet cap on an incandescent bulb. Large lamps may have a screw base or a bayonet base, with one or more contacts on the base. The shell may serve as an electrical contact or only as a mechanical support.

7. Fluorescent-lamp formats - Wikipedia

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   In the 1970s, 34-watt energy-saving F40T12 fluorescent lamps were intoroduced in the United States. In the 1980s, T8 32-watt lamps were introduced, [8] but unlike the T8 tubes introduced in Europe, these T8s are not retrofits and require new matching ballasts to drive them. These ballasts were originally magnetic, but most today are electronic.