It has often been said of President Joe Biden that the lights are on, but nobody&#8217;s home. Well, starting this week, the American people can be sure that those lights will be LEDs as his administration&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-wants-thomas-edisons-incandescent-light-bulbs-gone-by-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ban on incandescent bulbs</a> goes into effect.
Back in April 2022, Biden&#8217;s Department of Energy implemented a new &#8220;cost-saving&#8221; and energy efficiency rule to supposedly combat climate change and save money for the American people. Starting Tuesday, August 1, it will be illegal to sell Thomas Edison-style light bulbs in every state across America. Companies won&#8217;t be able to manufacture them. The government claims it&#8217;s not a ban because they aren&#8217;t confiscating any existing bulbs. Instead, Biden and his gang are helping you out by inserting themselves into your daily decision-making, their argument goes.
“By raising energy efficiency standards for light bulbs, we’re putting $3 billion back in the pockets of American consumers every year and substantially reducing domestic carbon emissions,”<a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-administration-implements-new-cost-saving-energy-efficiency-standards-light-bulbs"> U.S.</a> Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said last year.
Last week, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) succinctly summarized the paternalizing aspect of all this.
&#8220;I’m happy the Department of Energy is out here making sure that we can all save money because we’re too dumb to figure out how to do it ourselves,&#8221; Fitzpatrick <a href="https://fox8.com/news/incandescent-light-bulb-ban-goes-into-effect-next-week/?nxsparam=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a hearing.
Ultimately, this new rule will take away choice from the marketplace.
It doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re like this author, who believes that the incandescent light bulb is superior to LEDs (they seem less migraine-inducing, at least based on personal experience), your government thinks it knows better than you do.
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Plus, this is about being &#8220;energy efficient,&#8221; they tell us. It&#8217;s for the planet and a better future.
“The lighting industry is already embracing more energy-efficient products, and this measure will accelerate progress to deliver the best products to American consumers and build a better and brighter future,&#8221; Granholm said in April 2022.
So what will this new rule do to help the planet, exactly?
&#8220;Over the next 30 years, the rules are projected to cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons — an amount equivalent to the emissions generated by 28 million homes in one year,&#8221; the Energy Department said in a press release.
For context, in 2021, China<a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/239093/co2-emissions-in-china/#:~:text=China%20released%2011.47%20billion%20metric,world's%20largest%20polluter%20that%20year."> released 11.47 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions</a> — and they don&#8217;t care to cut back any time soon. But don&#8217;t worry, these incandescent light bulb &#8220;bans&#8221; will help the planet, at least according to Biden and his ilk.
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