FT.com / World - Incandescent light bulb switch-off 'by 2009'

FT.com / World - Incandescent light bulb switch-off 'by 2009': "Incandescent light bulb switch-off 'by 2009' By Andrew Bounds in Bonn Published: March 13 2007 02:00 Last updated: March 13 2007 02:00 Incandescent light bulbs will be switched off in Europe by 2009, industry executives told the Financial Times on Monday. Manufacturers said they could meet a deadline set by European leaders at a summit on Friday and were already working towards it. 'EU leaders should be congratulated on their support for the rapid setting of binding minimum energy efficiency standards on street, office and domestic lighting products,' said Jan Denneman, president of the European Lamp Companies Federation (ELC) and head of energy-efficient lighting at Philips, the Dutch company. On March 1, members of the ELC announced a joint commitment to support a shift from traditional light bulbs to energy-efficient lamps for the home"