The Dept. of Energy's ban on the sale and manufacture of most incandescent light bulbs took effect on Wednesday more than a decade and a half after such a ban was first proposed.

The Energy Department, which set stricter energy standards for bulb makers, says the change will cut utility costs for Americans. Halogen bulbs , a type of incandescent, will also be phased out.

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 ...

Incandescent bulbs produce light by using electricity to heat a wire filament until it glows. The drawback is that the bulbs use 90% of their energy to produce heat . CFLs use about 80% for heat.

We know that LED bulbs save money over time, but they can be expensive initially. Luckily, there are lots of ways to get LED bulbs and energy conservation kits at no cost!My electric company, Duke ...

The regulations, which prohibit retailers from selling incandescent light bulbs, were finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2022 and are slated to go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023.

I set out to learn what truly makes LED lighting different from traditional bulbs - and it turns out, it's about more than ...

New requirements mean most bulbs sold in the U.S. must be energy-efficient LED bulbs. While more expensive, LED — or light emitting diode — bulbs last roughly 25-50 times longer and use less ...

The Biden administration is unveiling a new proposed rule that, if enacted, would effectively phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and move the US light bulb markets decisively to more energy ...

New standards for light-emitting diode (LED) lightbulbs announced by the Biden administration last week will likely mean measurable savings for American households, but experts say the bulbs last s… ...

The Incredible Shrinking Energy Use of a Light Bulb. Thanks to rapid gains in efficiency, home lighting accounts for a much smaller share of the world’s power consumption than it used to.