Why do they still make regular bulbs if energy saving bulbs are so good for the environment?
They brag about how good they are, how good they are for the environment. They have been around 10 years or more, surely if it was made law that’s the only kind of bulb you could buy then it would cut down global warming alot.
Only standard incandescent bulbs will work an Easy Bake oven.
And I like cookies – lol
in 2014 you will only be able to buy energy savers
There are consumers that still prefer the old-fashioned bulbs and there are others who want to buy the CFL’s. So the regular bulbs are still being made to satisfy the needs of the consumer who still prefer the old regular bulbs and there are some people who may still use the regular bulbs because there are some places that CFL’s can’t be used yet like places where there is alot of moisture, etc.
The reasons for the manufacture of both are several. CF bulbs are more costly to make, thus the price is moved on to the consumer. A comparison can be made to when CDs first hit the market… They cost more, were newer technology, and it took a number of years to phase out of marketing cassettes. Secondly, most consumers own lamps and fixtures that are not an easy fit for the larger dimensions of some CF type bulbs. This means that the consumer is forced to find a CF bulb that WILL fit or the alternative is to buy new lamps and fixtures that are designed for CF dimensions.
I do agree that in another 5 years that the market will make the transition itself and phase out incandescent varieties, simply based on the history of transition marketing. By then the price will probably go down as well.
As per a law on the sole use of CF? Highly doubtful that this would happen… The best we could hope for is a tax break for those that use them. If the automobile markets are failing yet still allowed to produce gas guzzling oversized vehicles and not be forced to provide an electric car, it is highly unlikely that any legislation would pass to this end.
It’s a free market. Regular bulbs are still made because there is still demand for them. They’re cheap and disposable and there are plenty of people out there who can’t afford anything else. It’s important not to become shortsighted about the real socioeconomic factors at play here. Make no mistake, green living is for those who can afford it. It doesn’t mean it’s not a viable lifestyle, as detractors love to point out, just because it’s not viable for everyone. But to legislate that everyone has to operate their homes this way is to rule from a far distant ivory tower.
People still have a demand for normal bulbs. Some because of medical reasons, but the vast majority because they prefer ‘normal’ bulbs or because they don’t notice the cost on their electricity bill.
Very few people care about the environmental impact of their products enough to change what they buy, and companies care even less. If there is profit, they’ll take it.
Energy saving bulbs last a lot longer than normal bulbs, so they’re also less profitable. Tesco now sell energy savers for 49-99p compared to 19p for normal bulbs. That energy saver should last 8-10 times as long as a normal bulb, so you’ll be paying 49p or 99p for that one energy saver compared to £1.90 for normal bulbs. There’s more chance for profit in £1.90 of expenditure than £0.49 or £0.99.
That said, the EU and (I think) Australia and the US are phasing out normal bulbs.