From the ndrc website.
Can you still buy incandescent light bulbs in california.
1 2018 the humble everyday incandescent light bulb will reach a milestone in its long and steady fade into our collective memory.
Yes you can still buy incandescent light bulbs.
If you live in california you can say goodbye to incandescent and halogen light bulbs.
The california energy commission voted on november 13 2019 to ban the sale of inefficient light bulbs starting january 1 2020.
Personally i actually prefer led bulbs over incandescents but i know many of you do not.
As a result stores will not be allowed to sell incandescent light bulbs made after january 1 2018.
This decision didn t just suddenly happen.
On tuesday a federal judge in sacramento upheld the new california law than bans incandescent and other types of energy inefficient light bulbs.
It s the result of years of work to make the state more energy efficient.
Under environmental regulations that take effect that.
According to the natural resource defense council ndrc the switch away from incandescent bulbs will save people and businesses in california more than 1 billion a year in energy savings.