• Ireland by early 2009
• Australia by 2010
• Argentina by 2010
• Italy by 2010
• France announced by 2010 but no further details
• UK by 2011 via voluntary retailer agreements
• Netherlands by 2011 voluntarily
• Canada by 2012
• US by 2014
• China in 2017
• Cuba providing free CFLs
• Venezuela providing free CFLs
• Brazil subsidises CFLs
• Russia has begun a marketplace initiative
• Belgium announced a ban but no further details
• Japan considering ban
• New Zealand considering ban

A 7 Watt LED light equals to a 60 Watt light bulb, which makes the energy savings per light 53 Watts (60W – 7W). 

When the price of electricity is 0.1 euros / kWh and the lifetime of a LED light is 50.000 hours, the savings add up to:
 
•1 LED-light x 53 W x 0,1 € x 50.000 hours = 265 €
•10 LED-lights x 53 W x 0,1 € x 50.000 hours = 2.650 €
•100 LED –lights x 53 W x 0,1 € x 50.000 hours = 26.500 €