We should have a "Lighting News" section of the Forum just like many other forms have. Is this possible, it would be nice. Thanks!                -lightman64


I can see it now....

General Electric Introduces improved Mercury lamp

Fairfield Conn.- Representative for General Electric Jason Chapman announced today on the release of an improved mercury lamp design that would be introduced in the U.S. as soon as 2010. It features an improved arc-tube and electrode design that increases the efficiency and light output to that better than an High Pressure Sodium lamp. It will also be allowed to be sold with Mercury Ballasts that can run the new lamp, but are not included in the 2008 ban. Also a new NEMA tag will be designed which will be a green color specifying that the new lamp is compatible with that fixture. Also the ballast can run older lamps, for all those collectors out there who wish to run their old lamps. More details to follow, this is lightman64 reporting live for Associated Press.

"Ideal electrode design" might hypothetically save only 10% of electricity, too far from Sodium efficacy (paper-wise, bureaucrats want to see only "scientific" numbers). And it bear the name "mercury", so two reasons not to "allow" them back...