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Adam Aglionby
Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:20 pm
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Just got a email survey thing about the California Energy Commision

http://www.energy.ca.gov/
wanting to mandate a maximum of 35W for portable lighting, because
CFLs are so great.

Sure all the superstore sheds in Sunny California make great use of
all that daylight before switching on the 400W MH toasters....

Is there some excess supply in the CFL chain at the mo or something?

Adam
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Jeff Engel
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:29 am
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Adam Aglionby wrote:
Quote:
Just got a email survey thing about the California Energy Commision

http://www.energy.ca.gov/
wanting to mandate a maximum of 35W for portable lighting, because
CFLs are so great.

Sure all the superstore sheds in Sunny California make great use of
all that daylight before switching on the 400W MH toasters....

Is there some excess supply in the CFL chain at the mo or something?

Adam


Right after they limit the wattage of lamps, they'll limit how many

lamps you can have in a room.
These legions of bureaucrats might be able to tell us how much energy
was saved on the day after Daylight Saving Time went into effect. I
don't really understand how that is supposed to work.
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TKM
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:01 pm
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"Adam Aglionby" <ledlight@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Just got a email survey thing about the California Energy Commision

http://www.energy.ca.gov/
wanting to mandate a maximum of 35W for portable lighting, because
CFLs are so great.

Sure all the superstore sheds in Sunny California make great use of
all that daylight before switching on the 400W MH toasters....

Is there some excess supply in the CFL chain at the mo or something?

Adam


The 35 watt limit for portable lighting fixtures was just part of the
proposal. The proposal (submitted by Pacific Gas & Electric) called for all
portable lighting fixtures to be Energy Star listed OR to be limited to 35
watts via a built-in power limiter such as is now required by California and
federal law for torchieres. The torchiere limit is 190 watts.

The American Lighting Association has submitted alternative proposals since
the ALA is concerned about the reaction of consumers as well as the loss of
model choices and, of course, lighting manufacturer and retailer business.
The PG&E proposal would eliminate small task fixtures using miniature
halogen lamps, for example.

The various proposals are posted on the California Energy Commission web
site for those interested. See:
http://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/2008rulemaking/documents/index.html

Terry McGowan
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