Biden Admin enforces lightbulb ban.

OAN’s Roy Francis
8:10 AM – Monday, August ​1, 2023

The Biden Administration has begun enforcing its nationwide ban on certain types of lightbulbs on Tuesday.

Moving forward, Americans will only be able to purchase light-emitting diodes (LED) which are more ⁢expensive than the traditional incandescent‌ lightbulbs, due to ⁣Department of Energy (DOE) requirements. Americans ‌will no longer be able⁣ to purchase incandescent and halogen lightbulbs, which ⁤made up around 30% of all lightbulb sales as recently ⁢as 2020.

According to the DOE, the switch ⁣to LEDs will save American⁢ consumer around $3‍ billion per year on⁢ utility bills moving forward. The⁤ DOE also claimed​ that the new regulations will cut carbon emissions by an estimated 222 million metric tons over the ‌next three decades.

The Biden administration argued that LEDs will ⁤save the ⁢consumers money‌ in the long run. However, LEDs are more expensive than their​ incandescent counterparts. The average‌ cost of an LED lightbulb ranges from $5 to $7, while incandescent bulbs⁤ usually cost⁢ around $2 each.

According to surveys, LEDs ‍are more popular among ⁢high income households. 54% of households in the United States that ​have an income more than $100,000 ⁣per year use LEDs, only 39% of household that​ have an income less than $20,000 used LEDs.

The ban is‌ facing backlash from Republicans. Representative Andy Barr (R-Ky.) said⁢ that President Joe Biden is using his ⁣“weaponized federal agencies” to push far left policies.

“President Biden continues to push ⁤liberal fantasies through his weaponized federal agencies,” Barr said. “The Department of Energy should be focused‍ on‍ American‌ energy independence, not on what lightbulbs you can or ⁤can’t purchase for your home or business.”

A coalition of ⁤free market and consumer groups who are opposed ⁢to the ban wrote a letter to ‌the DOE in 2022, when the new regulations ⁣were first​ announced, saying‌ that “further regulatory interference in the marketplace is⁢ unwarranted.”⁣ They added that‌ the climate benefits that the DOE has‍ used to back their decision⁣ are mostly “speculative, ‍assumption-driven, and prone to bias.”

“We believe that further regulatory interference in the marketplace ‍is unwarranted given that more energy efficient lighting choices, namely light-emitting diode bulbs, are already available for⁣ those consumers who prefer them over ⁢incandescent bulbs,” the letter‍ read.

The ban went into effect on Tuesday. However, even though consumers will only be able⁤ to purchase LEDs moving forward, they will be still be able ⁣to use⁤ any kind of light bulbs that they currently own.

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