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• Spooky23 13y ago
  No, it's resulted in a bunch of subpar choices by largely eliminating the best choice from a qualitative perspective. The government decided that modifying the electricity demand curve was more important than me having light that meets my needs when the sun goes down. A free market approach would allow me to make decisions based on cost and other factors. For example, my basement and garage are lit by efficient CFL and very expensive LED lighting that was installed when the house was purchased several years ago. In my office, I find a standard incandescent bulb better than the more efficient alternatives. I value not getting a headache every evening more highly than the $8 I spend in electricity annually on those bulbs. So now I have to resort to hoarding light-bulbs. I'm an engineer passionate about efficiency, so I tweak stuff like this. My mom isn't -- she ends up suffering with awful light.