California will phase out linear fluorescent lamps starting in 2024

Recently, according to foreign media reports, California passed the AB-2208 bill. Starting in 2024, California will gradually phase out compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and linear fluorescent lamps (LFL).

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The bill stipulates that on or after January 1, 2024, screw base or bayonet base compact fluorescent lamps shall not be provided or sold as new manufactured products; on or after January 1, 2025, pin base compact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lamps shall not be provided or sold as newly manufactured products. The following lamps are not subject to this Act:

1. Lamps used for image capture and projection
2. Lamps with a high proportion of ultraviolet light emission
3. Lamps used for medical or veterinary diagnosis or treatment, or lamps used in medical devices
4. Lamps used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products or quality control
5. Lamps used in spectroscopy and optical applications

Foreign media pointed out that in the past, although fluorescent lamps contained mercury that was harmful to the environment, they were allowed to be used and even promoted because they were the most energy-saving lighting technology at the time. In the past 10 years, LED lighting has gradually become popular because it consumes only half of the power of fluorescent lamps and is a lighting alternative with high luminous efficiency and low cost. This AB2208 bill is an important climate protection measure that will significantly save electricity and carbon dioxide emissions. Reduce the use of fluorescent lamps and accelerate the popularity of LED lighting.

It is reported that Vermont previously voted to phase out compact fluorescent lamps and 4-foot linear fluorescent lamps in 2023 and 2024 respectively. After the passage of AB-2208, California became the second country to pass a ban on fluorescent lights. US state of the order. Compared with Vermont's regulations, the California bill also includes 8-foot linear fluorescent lamps among the eliminated products.

According to foreign media observations, more and more places around the world are beginning to pay attention to LED lighting technology and eliminate the use of mercury-containing fluorescent lamps. In December last year, the European Union announced that it would basically ban the sale of all mercury-containing fluorescent lamps by September 2023. In addition, as of March this year, a total of 137 local governments have voted through the Minamata Convention on Mercury and decided to phase out compact fluorescent lamps by 2025.