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Countdown to the Light Bulb Ban

Countdown to the Light Bulb Ban

60 days until we say goodbye to the incandescent light bulb

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Dr. Martin Moore-Ede
Jun 01, 2023
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Born in Menlo Park, New Jersey, in the laboratory of Thomas Edison in the fall of 1879, and patented on January 27th, 18801.

Died August 1st, 2023, at the age of 143 years, at the hands of the US Department of Energy.

Any retailer caught selling an incandescent or halogen light bulb after July 31st 2023, can be fined $542 per bulb2. New energy efficiency s…

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