14 DAY TRIAL // As reported earlier this month, manufacturing or importing 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent bulbs in the United States will be banned starting January 1, 2014.
The end goal of this move is to phase out this lighting option, and compel people to opt for more energy-efficient and eco-friendly ones.
What's interesting is that, according to a recent survey carried out by Osram Sylvania Inc., 60% of the folks living in this country have no idea that the incandescent bulb ban is to be instituted in just a few days, EcoWatch reports.
“When aided, most consumers are aware of the 2007 phase out of traditional incandescent bulbs, though only 4 in 10 are aware of the continued phase out taking effect in January 2014,” Osram Sylvania Inc.'s report reads.
However, 64% of them know that such a phase out is scheduled to take place. They just don't know when it will happen.
The same survey found that, despite the fact that more than half of them are oblivious to the fact that 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are to be phased out in the country starting this coming January 1, quite a lot of them approve of this initiative.
Thus, 59% of the people interviewed by Osram Sylvania Inc. said that the United States was right in pushing for energy efficiency by promoting the use of eco-friendly lighting options.
As explained in the report, “A majority of consumers say that they're excited for the phase out because more Americans will be using newer technology bulbs.”
Once incandescent light bulbs are phased out, 46% of Americans plan to switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs. 24% are to turn to light-emitting diodes, and 13% wish to start using halogens. The remaining have not yet made a decision.
When it comes to choosing a new lighting option, people in the United States appear to be most concerned about brightness. Life span, energy consumption, and price, in this order, are their other concerns.