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BY Tali Aaron : November 26

FTC Proposes new Output Based Labels for Lighting

LED Light Bulbs


With the marketplace moving quickly in the direction of CFLs and LEDs light bulbs, and the slow phasing out of incandescent bulbs, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new labels for light bulbs that are based on light output rather than energy consumption.  This information, along with estimated energy cost information, would appear on the front of the light bulb package. The back of the package would display a "Lighting Facts" label, which would provide information about brightness, energy cost, the bulb's expected life, color temperature (for example, whether the bulb provides "warm" or "cool" light), as well as wattage. The label also would require disclosures for bulbs containing mercury.

[Read more via Dept of Energy]

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Last Modified: November 26, 2009 at 11:23 am
First Published: November 26, 2009 at 11:15 am

7 Responses to FTC Proposes new Output Based Labels for Lighting

  2. buildaroo on December 4, 2011 at 4:47 pm


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  3. buildaroo on November 3, 2011 at 8:39 pm


    FTC Proposes new Output Based Labels for Lighting http://t.co/Gcw0jJ7M #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy

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  4. buildaroo on October 17, 2011 at 12:53 am


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  5. buildaroo on May 3, 2011 at 5:05 am


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  6. buildaroo on February 20, 2011 at 2:22 pm


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  7. Heidi Schwartz on November 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm


    RT @buildaroo: FTC Proposes new Output Based Labels for Lighting http://bit.ly/8Hwd73 #energyefficiency #green #eco

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