NYT: It`s not that the California Public Utilities Commission doesn`t like the curlicue lights, which are significantly more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs. It`s just that they think that compact fluorescents have gone mainstream, and that incentives to buy more energy-efficient lighting should be focused on newer technologies. Think bulbs using light-emitting diodes, or the latest generation of halogen bulbs, or even so-called specialty compact fluorescents. “We need to …