New Energy Law to Phase Out Today's Common Incandescent Lamps, Probe-Start Metal Halide Ballasts

by Craig DiLouie, Lighting Controls Association
Posted January 2008

On December 19, President Bush signed H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, into law.

The legislation is the result of a year-long legislative process that resulted in several modifications before congressional passage in December, and a final product that would receive White House support.

This special report from the Lighting Controls Association provides a summary of the Act's major lighting provisions.

To access the complete text or an overall summary of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, click here.