https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/08/01/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-incandescent-light-bulb-ban/ > New York — America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. > A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year by the Biden administration, effectively bans the sale of common incandescent light bulbs. The rule went fully into effect Tuesday, August 1.