incandescent light bulb phase-out in the U.S. (are flood bulbs exempt?)

 The federal government is banning incandescent bulbs over 100 watts
this January
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_incandescent_light_bulbs#United_States

Does anyone know for sure if flood lamp bulbs (such as PAR30) used in
outdoor light fixtures will be exempt?
I'd like to know if I need to stock up on the 120watt PAR30 flood
bulbs that are used in some outdoor motion sensitive lighting
fixtures.

Thanks

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-out_of_incandescent_light_bulbs#United_States

The article is pretty clear, 120W is outside the range:

  The  efficiency standards will  start with  100-watt bulbs  in January
  2012 and end with 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.

Also note that these are efficiency standards.  Incandescent is not banned.

--
Dan Espen

 Not entirely clear. Some specialty bulbs are exempt.
it's not clear if outdoor flood lamps are or not.

On Sep 11, 11:59 am, des...@verizon.net wrote:

 

 But since it bans lights that don't make the efficiency standard and
incandescents by their nature (and physics and...) can't make the
efficiency standard, they are banning incandescent lights by any
definition of the word used outside of DC.

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 No need to stock up on old technology, energy-saving
halogens to the rescue.

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/blogs/republican/incandescent-light-bulb-ban-0711

http://www.lighting.philips.com/us_en/products/halogena_energy_saver/index2.php?main=us_en_consumer_lighting&parentu93748565&id=us_en_products&lang=en