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The end of compact fluorescent bulbs — what homeowners need to know about switching to LEDs

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) debuted in the 1980s and became popular a couple of decades later, when manufacturers improved their performance and fit. These bulbs are about 75% more ...
CNN

First on CNN: Biden administration moves to phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and push market toward LEDs

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 ...
ABC12

Biden wants to phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and push LEDs

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

GE to phase out CFL bulbs in favor of LEDs — will still manufacture incandescent and halogen, though

General Electric (GE) has announced that it will phase out the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in the US over the next year, and instead shift its focus to promoting its line of light ...
CNET

See ya, CFL: GE moves on from fluorescent light bulbs

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...
SlashGear

Why States Are Banning These Fluorescent Lights

In December 2022, the President Joe Biden's administration proposed a new rule that, if enacted, would nearly triple the current minimum light bulb efficiency level of 45 lumens per watt to over 120 ...
The Hill

Vermont to become first state to ban CFL lightbulb sales

VERMONT (WTEN) – As of Feb. 17, Vermont will become the first state to ban the sale of compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs. CFLs use 75% less energy than traditional light bulbs and can last up to ...
CNET

One Stat Shows Why LED Lightbulbs Are Worth It

LED lightbulbs have slashed the amount of energy we use to light our homes. New data illustrate just how much. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities ...
EDN

Lighting Electronics: Cree’s Revolutionary LED Filament Tower Light Bulb

Cree, Inc., the leading supplier of energy-efficient LED lighting products, broke the $10 price barrier with new LED A-type bulbs for the home—the Cree® LED Bulb. These bulbs are the ideal replacement ...
The New York Times

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

I get that we have to let incandescents go, but the chilly, shrill light of their replacements doesn’t compare. By Pamela Paul New efficiency rules, more than a decade in the making, have taken effect ...