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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR’S LIGHT BULB REVOLUTION This page: Kichler’s Design Pro LED Linear series offers flexible, easy-to-install, 1/4-inch profile fixtures that can be installed just about anywhere. Photos courtesy of Kichler Lighting.
We’ve put together a guide to help you make the switch to the ultra-energy saving lighting solutions required by federal law. Back in 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy issued new energy efficiency standards for fluorescent and incandescent bulbs, and in December 2007 the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) was signed into law. The law requires manufacturers to produce certain reflector bulbs and other household light bulbs that meet or exceed the new energy efficiency standards as stated in EISA. Bulbs must meet new minimum Lumen perWatt (LPW) requirements, so traditional incandescent bulbs are being phased out and new, more energy efficient bulbs that produce attractive, fully dimmable light will replace the familiar incandescent bulbs.
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