Light bulbs have changed a lot in the past 20 years, and many states are now banning CFL varieties from being sold. Here's what you need to know as a homeowner.

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Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are replacing incandescent light bulbs at a rapid rate due to their tremendous energy savings and longer lifetime. Additional energy savings can be achieved by dimming ...

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.

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 ...

Close your eyes and imagine the fluorescent lamp fixtures from your childhood. These lights most likely hummed, flickered, buzzed, and created harsh, unnatural light. If you stood under one of these ...

Shortly after Al Gore debuted An Inconvenient Truth the general public started giving a damn about climate change — at least superficially. And in a massive wave of effort to show off our new ...

Despite the attention focused on alternative energies to increase available power, measures intended to conserve energy represent an equally important story. Along with “making more,” the energy ...

Q. I’ve read your columns about lighting and still don’t see the value in buying costly bulbs. Can lighting be that big a factor in my power bills? A. It sure can be. Research shows the average ...