EU agrees to switch off old-style light bulbs by Sept. 2012

December 8, 2008 A traditional lightbulb and a low-energy light bulb

A traditional lightbulb and a low energy light bulb. The EU is poised to fix dates for the gradual banning of traditional household light bulbs in favour of new energy-saving models which use a fraction of the electricity.

The European Union decided to phase out traditional household light bulbs by September 2012 in favour of new energy-saving models that use a fraction of the electricity.

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