Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are poised to replace those familiar incandescent bulbs we’ve been using since electricity became a household necessity. Among their benefits: • CFLs use 90 ...

Electric lighting burns up to 25 percent of the average home energy budget. The electricity used over the lifetime of a single incandescent bulb costs 5 to 10 times the original purchase price of the ...

Do you remember making the switch from incandescent bulbs to CFLs? Today, switching to LEDs offers even more benefits in terms of efficiency and safety.

Many energy-efficient light bulbs come with a steep price, but does spending those extra dollars pay off in the long run? Deciding which light bulb to buy has gotten a lot tougher, and many consumers ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) were born during the oil crisis that began in 1973. They became popular by the 2010s, when concerns about energy efficiency as a way to combat climate change rose ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Regular incandescent 100-watt light bulbs are the first to be phased out under new government regulations. No more will be imported or produced after January 1. Consumer Reports just finished testing ...

Clallam County Public Utility District residential customers will begin to get compact fluorescent light bulbs — know as CFLs — in the mail this week. The PUD is mailing five free CFLs directly to ...

State regulators have pulled the plug -- temporarily -- on FirstEnergy Corp's controversial program to deliver energy-efficient light bulbs to customers and then charge them. Alan Schriber, chairman ...

VERMONT (NEWS10) — As of February 17, Vermont will become the first state to ban the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. According to Eart911, CFLs use 75% less energy than traditional ...