Despite what social media would have you believe, LEDs can mimic the warm glow without being notoriously inefficient.

LED bulbs can fail prematurely for several reasons, including the location. Learn how one common factor may shorten a bulb's ...

Until recently, options for non-incandescent light bulbs were fairly limited. There were the cheap and effective but harshly lit CFL bulbs, the expensive but high-quality LED bulbs, and the cheaper ...

We have all heard that LEDs (light emitting diodes) will soon replace traditional incandescent light bulbs and the more recent CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps). But until recently, LEDs have been ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

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The Biden administration is doing away with old-fashioned incandescent lightbulbs, 143 years after Thomas Edison patented the first commercially successful one in 1879. The move is aimed at making ...

The monthly electric bill says it all: You can pay $13.65 a month to have colorful strands of Christmas lights outlining your home’s rooftop, or you can pay 22 cents. That’s the typical cost ...