It’s less important with desk lamps, but I occasionally wonder how green old appliances really are. Sure, they last a long time, which reduces the emissions fro

It’s less important with desk lamps, but I occasionally wonder how green old appliances really are. Sure, they last a long time, which reduces the emissions from production and transit. But on average they also consume a boat load of energy compared to their energy star equivalents, and they do it for decades. The reason it matters lies with a desk lamp is because you probably aren’t still running incandescent bulbs in it.