Re: Incandescent light ban / Z wave buying decision

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Canada talked about it and then it disappeared from the news a few
months back.

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:477e0baf.623627656@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I suggest you ask your question in comp.home.automation. There's been
>a
> lively discussion there on the merits of CFLs and one of the most
> strident
> proponents of them is also a dealer selling Z-Wave.
>
> The article is inaccurate in that incandescent bulbs are not banned
> outright
> (not even in Australia, I'm not sure about Canada.) but are required
> to meet
> the increased efficiency standards by the dates indicated. GE had
> earlier
> announced that they will have high efficiency incandescents
> available to
> meet the new limits.
>
> There were more in depth articles in both US News & World Report and
> the New
> York Times.
>
> http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2007/12/19/faq-the-end-of-the-light-bulb-as-we-know-it.html?PageNr=2
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/business/22light.html?ref=us
>
> meir410@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>Anyone see this:
>>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59298
>>
>>I was thinking of buying zwave switches for my house but I don't
>>want
>>to invest $2,000 in switches that will be useless if incandescent
>>bulbs are banned. CFL lights cannot be dimmed without special
>>ballasts
>>and special dimmers.
>>
>>Any thoughts?
>
>
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