Looks like this new ban on incans might have a minor effect on Christmas:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...ulbs-starts-next-week-heres-what-to-know/amp/
I don't care about the politics of it (it was bipartisan), but it looks like this would inhibit retailers from selling replacement incan bulbs--say, for C9's. All existing incans are, of course, grandfathered in and are not banned. It says certain specialty bulbs are not included in the ban (so my 750W spotlights at the theater are not impacted), but I don't know for sure if things like C9/C7/C5/C3 are impacted. But nonetheless, retailers might not know for sure either, and might just not sell them.
This might nudge a few people forward to go LED. It beats having a light go out and it's a little too difficult to replace it. People who can't afford to switch might need to make sure they get ahold of replacements sooner than later.
Edit: I did a little digging on the exact language of the ban, and it looks like colored incans are still allowed, but regular, white C9's et al would fall under the ban. I don't think retailers and manufacturers would care about the difference between colored and white (which is a color...) much. So anyway, availability of replacement bulbs will probably go down soon.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerr...ulbs-starts-next-week-heres-what-to-know/amp/
I don't care about the politics of it (it was bipartisan), but it looks like this would inhibit retailers from selling replacement incan bulbs--say, for C9's. All existing incans are, of course, grandfathered in and are not banned. It says certain specialty bulbs are not included in the ban (so my 750W spotlights at the theater are not impacted), but I don't know for sure if things like C9/C7/C5/C3 are impacted. But nonetheless, retailers might not know for sure either, and might just not sell them.
This might nudge a few people forward to go LED. It beats having a light go out and it's a little too difficult to replace it. People who can't afford to switch might need to make sure they get ahold of replacements sooner than later.
Edit: I did a little digging on the exact language of the ban, and it looks like colored incans are still allowed, but regular, white C9's et al would fall under the ban. I don't think retailers and manufacturers would care about the difference between colored and white (which is a color...) much. So anyway, availability of replacement bulbs will probably go down soon.
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