Not all incandescent light bulbs are affected by the new standards. For now, various specialty bulbs are exempt, including appliance bulbs, heavy-duty bulbs, colored lights and three-way bulbs. Energy.gov posts a list of bulbs that are not being phased out. Some of the more common household bulbs on the list are:
Appliance lamp
Black light lamp
Bug lamp
Colored lamp
Infrared lamp
Left-hand thread lamp
Plant light lamp
Reflector lamp
Shatter-resistant lamp (including shatter-proof and shatter-protected)
Silver bowl lamp
Three-way incandescent lamp
Vibration service lamp
See tinyurl.com/lag752n for the complete list and more answers to common questions about the new standards.
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