On December 19, President Bush signed H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, into law (Public Law 110-140). Among the provisions in the law is one that will outlaw incandescent lightbulbs by 2012.
Click here to read a white paper on the law’s lighting provisions, produced by the Lighting Controls Association.
I’ve been stocking up on incandescent bulbs for the future and would advise others to do the same.