Legislated Changes Continue in Your Lighting Department

EISA mandates screw-based light bulbs that will use fewer watts for similar light output. Standards are technology neutral; any type of bulb (CFL, LED, etc.) can be sold provided it meets the efficiency requirements.  Common household light bulbs that traditionally use between 40 and 100 watts will use at least 27% less energy by 2014.

EISA applies to the manufacture date and began with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012.  It will work its way through the 75W and 60W bulbs, and end with 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.  (California began the transition one year earlier.)

2011 Bulbs                                  After EISA          EISA Effective Date

100 watt                                   72 watts max               January 1, 2012

 75 watt                                    53 watts max               January 1, 2013

  60 watt                                   43 watts max               January 1, 2014

   40 watt                                  29 watts max               January 1, 2014