Banning a Fluorescent Bulb
In Vermont, lawmakers are urging the ban of the high – CRI T12 fluorescent bulb.
This type of bulb is often used in displays because it renders colors so well. Thus, you can usually see them at meat counters, car displays, makeup studios, and other boutique windows.
The argument is that new lighting solutions that are more energy efficient are now available that render colors just as efficiently, even more so, than the high CRI T12 bulbs. These bulbs at the middle of the controversy consume as much as 60 percent more energy.
There are those who oppose this move, citing the potential job losses if the manufacturer goes out of business, and the difficulties of residences and commercial establishments to provide the proper fixtures for newer lamps.
Proponents have offered counter-rebuttals to these arguments. The bill is currently still being debated.