The industry is not going to manufacture 100-watt light bulbs after Dec. 31. Manufacturers have invested millions of dollars engineering alternatives ...

Think of the nanny-state implications. If the federal government says it can choose my ideal energy-efficiency tradeoffs much better than I can for myself, then light bulbs are the least of it.

Energy-efficient LED bulbs tend to have a cooler look that interior designers find noticeable, even in bulbs designed for visual warmth.

Here’s a rundown on your main choices for bulbs. • CFLs: or compact fluorescent light bulbs, are sometimes called twisty or spiral bulbs. The earliest bulbs turned people off with their little ...

They simply require that the most popular light bulbs are roughly 25 percent more efficient — that you only need 43 watts to generate the same amount of light as a 60-watt incandescent.

This essentially phases out older, high-energy incandescent light bulbs, which don’t meet the criteria at 15 lumens per watt.

On Wednesday, it will become illegal to manufacture or import 60- and 40-watt incandescent light bulbs.

Say goodbye to the old-style light bulb. On Wednesday, it will become illegal to manufacture or import 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs because of federally mandated efficiency standards signed i… ...

All 60-watt light bulbs are to be removed from the market Thursday as a total EU ban on their sale comes into force.

Say goodbye to the old-style light bulb. On Wednesday, it will become illegal to manufacture or import 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs because of federally mandated efficiency standards signed ...

These Bulbs Dim, Right? LED bulbs sold as "dimmable" work acceptably with most newer switches. The best dim to about 5 percent, though at that level some produce a faint buzzing.