Consumer victory: Trump pulls plug on plans to kill the Lightbulb
Passing electricity through a filament in a vacuum should not be a crime.
Passing electricity through a filament in a vacuum should not be a crime.
Former President Barack Obama’s DOE expanded the class of bulbs covered by a 2007 lightbulb ban to include bug lights, three-way bulbs, “rough service lamps,” and some decorative bulbs, such as globe-shaped bulbs. Obama’s decision came in January 2017 and roped in bulbs that had previously been exempt from the ban.