New Atlas

Cree aims to make fluorescent tubes obsolete with LED T8 series

Fluorescent lights aren't on the top of many people’s favorites list. Ever since they were introduced at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, they've been notorious for their cold, bluish light that is ...
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 ...
Consumer Reports

LED & CFL Bulbs Use 75 Percent Less Energy than Traditional Incandescents in Consumer Reports Tests

YONKERS, NY – Simply screwing in one of Consumer Reports’ top-rated LED lightbulbs could save consumers about $125 in electricity over the bulb’s life. January 1, 2014 marks the date when most ...
Home Accents Today

Majority of American Households Embrace CFL and LED Bulbs

The most recent data from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) shows that today’s home is in a state of energy transformation. Energy-saving light bulbs have grown sharply in ...
USA Today

General Electric to phase out CFL bulbs, amp up LED lights

Hello, LED lights! Goodbye, CFL bulbs. General Electric announced Monday it will phase out compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs and increase focus on LED lights by the end of the year. Compact ...
Hartford Courant

Expert: The Most Efficient Way To Use Energy-Efficient CFL, LED Bulbs

Live longer by quitting smoking, drinking moderately, exercising regularly, limiting stress and eating a bowl of porridge every day. Great advice for a human, but terrible for a compact fluorescent ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

TCP CFL/LED hybrid

The SpringLamp luminaire combines the benefits of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) with LED technology. The 3-way CFL/LED hybrid switches between 19W, 30W, and a 1W LED nightlight, comparable to a ...
Los Angeles Times

LEDs deliver better light, study says, but consumers buy CFLs

Of the 90% of Americans who have used LED or CFL light bulbs to save energy and cut costs, most use CFLs, according to a Consumer Reports study released Thursday. Almost 75% of consumers who have ...
AV Network

A New All-In-One Upgrade Kit Converts Fluorescent Fixtures to Energy-Saving LED

The quick and easy upgrade converts Brightline S1.2 or S1.4 fluorescent studio fixtures at 25% of the full-fixture cost. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Science Daily

Next-generation fluorescent, LED lighting thanks to new phosphor?

Researchers have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly luminescent clusters of silver atoms and ...
OPB

Oregon school districts say lawmakers screwed up light bulb bill

Charles Krupa / AP Oregon lawmakers concerned about climate change had reason to feel good in 2023, when they passed what appeared to be a common sense bill: mandating that buildings swap out ...