[Elecraft] Re: FCC rules part 18 [CF bulbs vs. LED]

[n2ey at aol.com]

From: Leigh at WA5ZNU.org

> It is possible that the push
> to legislate use of CF is an attempt by the CF industry to cement 
their
> use before LED lighting reaches this stage.

Maybe, but I doubt it, because all the legislation I've heard of is 
simply aimed
against conventional incandescents. LEDs will benefit too.

IMHO, the push is driven by two concerns.

First is the desire to "do something" about energy policy/greenhouse 
gases/pollution/conservation/etc.,
and reducing the enormous number of kWh used to power incandescents is 
a quick fix - or seems
to be, anyway.

Second is the need/desire to avoid building more power plants and 
transmission lines
by reducing demand. New York City is doing things like replacing all 
its traffic lights with
LEDs for demand reduction.

--

While I'm all for energy efficiency, and use CFLs myself, I would 
rather see people educated to replace low-efficiency
devices and systems with high-efficiency ones rather than by outlawing 
any particular technology.
There are some applications where incandescents may be needed or 
preferred to other
technologies. And CFLs are already cost-effective for most 
applications, while LEDs soon will be.

73 de Jim, N2EY

(Elecraft products don't use incadescents at all, IIRC)
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