Difficult to say "goodbye" The exit of the incandescent lamp is doomed to be uneven

According to EU regulations in 2009, from 2012, 27 countries in the European Union will ban all traditional wattage bulbs (incandescent lamps). The voluntary discontinued period of major businesses will also end before September 2012, after which the government will award punishment rules. At the same time, countries such as Japan and Canada also plan to stop using incandescent lamps in 2012.

However, until recently, people gradually realized that it was a difficult task to let a hundred years of incandescent lamps exit the historical stage. In the United Kingdom, although the voluntary suspension period of major merchants took effect this month, the sale of incandescent bulbs was still difficult to withdraw from the market. As a result, the price of incandescent lamps soared by 174% over the past year, and some businesses also stopped selling for profits. Commitment that even some black market transactions are just around the corner.

Old lamp prices skyrocketing retailers defaulted on "stolen sales"

A ban on the EU in 2009 has made common incandescent lamps rare.

According to British media reports, beginning in January this year, major British retailers including Tesco, B&Q, Asta and other department stores have agreed to voluntarily ban the sale of traditional light bulbs, plus the government’s regulations to use or import traditional light bulbs in the UK to break the law. Increasingly difficult to find, and even rising prices, by the end of 2011, the price of an incandescent light bulb has more than tripled from the original 90 pence.

From February last year to January this year, the British media conducted a market survey and found that the prices of 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent bulbs have been greatly adjusted. Four of the ten retailers substantially increased the price of incandescent lamps. Tesco raised the price of 40-watt light bulbs from 2 pounds to 5.47 pounds and the 60-watt light bulbs from 2 pounds to 5 pounds. IKEA furniture also raised the 40-watt light bulb price from 1.5 pounds to 3.99 pounds. When asked about the reasons for the increase, a supermarket spokesperson simply explained: "We have a variety of energy-saving bulbs to choose from."

What confuses consumers is that, despite the signing of a voluntary ban, four retailers still sell traditional light bulbs. When asked about the reasons, some explained that they would soon be taken off the shelf, while others said that they had been sold to stocks. Some businesses simply drilled a hole in the new product packaging and wrote "not suitable for family-specific lighting," but in fact the product and the traditional light bulb energy consumption and model exactly the same.

The British Retail Consortium explained that the reason why some businesses are reluctant to implement voluntary agreements may be because the technology of energy-saving light bulbs has not reached the desired level.

The black market is looming as the people are busy with goods.

With the imminent ban on the sale of incandescent lamps, more and more people are falling into the "crazy" consumption of incandescent lamps. According to reports, a British woman, in order to find and stock up traditional light bulbs, has spent 7,000 pounds at a time.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the EU ban in 2009, European countries appeared to have snapped up and collected traditional light bulbs. Austria's traditional bulb sales in 2009 exceeded 30 million, an increase of 5 million over normal years. Television stations in Germany and other countries also broadcast footage of residents buying large quantities of traditional light bulbs. Some businesses have also taken measures to limit purchases. Previously, businesses have increased the inventory of incandescent lamps.

This is why some businesses are sticking to selling traditional light bulbs. An electric company in London has explicitly refused to sign a UK retailer's lock-up deal, each of which is priced at £2.2. The company’s sales manager, Gary Diller, said: “Many people want to buy old bulbs in batches so that the next generation can continue to enjoy the same soft lighting. At present, the black market of traditional light bulbs has not yet appeared in the UK, but with the continuous inventory To reduce, this black market will soon appear."

Energy-saving lamps really energy-saving? The people do not buy the relevant survey materials before the EU pointed out that the replacement of traditional light bulbs with energy-saving lamps can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15 million tons per year. Of the energy consumption of traditional light bulbs, less than 15% is used for lighting, and the rest becomes heat energy; while energy-saving lamps consume 50% of their energy for lighting. According to Austrian experts, there are 66 million incandescent lamps used in Austrian households. If 2/3 of them are replaced with energy-saving lamps, they can save 380 million euros in electricity and reduce CO2 emissions by 1 million tons each year.

However, some arguments have made people discourage energy-saving lamps. According to surveys conducted by polling agencies on 1,000 Austrians, 63.8% believe that replacing traditional lamps with energy-saving lamps "is not of much significance," and only 4.8% of people replace their home bulbs with energy-saving lamps. There are 24% of them. There is no energy-saving light at home. The reason why they do not use energy-saving lamps is that traditional light bulbs have good light quality, energy-saving lamps do not have such a soft light quality, and second, energy-saving lamps contain toxic mercury, and subsequent processing is relatively complicated. Third, current energy-saving lamps are a transitional product. A few years later it will be replaced by LED lighting technology. Seven European manufacturers now control 95% of the European energy-saving lamp market. They are eager to recoup their investment in energy-saving lamps.

The survey shows that the new EU regulations will cause the market to become chaotic. The selection of energy-saving lamps is dazzling, the quality is uneven, and the prices are volatile.

In 2012, the incandescent lamp exited the stage?

With the global warming, energy saving and emission reduction has become a national initiative that is being promoted by various countries in the world. It is large in the use of energy-saving materials in the production and construction process, and it is small enough to promote bicycle travel. Disabling incandescent lamps and promoting energy-saving lamps are also one of numerous measures. .

The EU Commission of the EU passed a regulation in 2009 which stipulates the gradual phase-out of incandescent lamps and other high-energy-consuming lighting equipment used in homes, industrial sectors and public places from 2009 to 2012.

According to the European Union’s ban, from September 1, 2009, frosted bulbs and conventional bulbs of more than 100 watts will not be listed, but store inventory can continue to be sold; from September 1, 2010, will be more than 75 watts The traditional light bulbs were withdrawn from the market; from September 1, 2011, the traditional bulbs with more than 60 watts were withdrawn; by September 1, 2012, the traditional bulbs had completely withdrawn from the market.

On November 4, 2011, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine jointly issued a road map for the complete phase-out of incandescent lamps within five years. It was announced that it will be October 2012. Starting from the 1st, incandescent lamps of general lighting are gradually banned from importing and selling according to the power level.

The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act 2007 stipulates that from January 2012 to January 2014, 40-watt, 60-watt, 75-watt, and 100-watt incandescent light bulbs will be phased out to replace the replacement of energy-saving light bulbs. Most incandescent light bulbs will be In 2014, sales were banned in the United States market.

Australia Australia is the first country in the world to plan a complete ban on the use of traditional incandescent lamps. It has stopped production since 2009. In 2010, it gradually banned the use of traditional incandescent lamps and replaced them with more energy-saving fluorescent lamps and other energy-saving lamps.

On April 25, 2007, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Gary Ryan announced that Canada is scheduled to ban the sale of incandescent lamps in 2012, becoming the second country after Australia to announce that it will disable incandescent lamps.