Halogen & Incandescent Bulbs

If LED replacements do not exist, only the following incandescent lamps are permitted:

• Specialty incandescent and halogen lamps (e.g., appliance, black light, bug, colored, infrared, plant, projector, stage and studio, traffic signal, etc.);
• Miniature incandescent lamps; and
• Other halogen and incandescent lamps that are listed in California’s Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Database.

Prohibited products:

• General service halogen and incandescent lamps with a medium screw base or GU24 2-pin base, including both omni-directional light bulbs (e.g., A19 and A21 standard shape lamps) and directional light bulbs (e.g., reflector flood and PAR lamps);
• Decorative halogen and incandescent lamps (e.g., globe-, candle-, bullet-shaped lamps, including filament lamps); and
• Small diameter directional lamps (e.g., MR16 flood lights) with a pin base.

Most omni-directional, non-directional (flood), and decorative incandescent and halogen lamps (except colored models) are now banned under California’s Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Regulations.