SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy ...

LED light bulbs are supposed to save consumers money while also sparing the environment, part of the reason why the federal government effectively banned the old-fashioned incandescent bulb on August ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Updated federal energy efficiency standards went into effect Tuesday banning the sale of most incandescent bulbs across in the U.S. The new standards, announced in April 2022, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal energy ...

Electric light bulbs had been around for decades by the 1870s. Most demonstration systems used arc lamps, which seemed far too bright and burned much too hot for indoor household use. In 1878, Thomas ...

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 ...

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the incandescent light bulb is officially dead, and producers and sellers must begin phasing them out before a widespread ban in July 2023. The new ...

DOE is starting to fully enforce rules that phase out nearly all incandescent lightbulbs, part of a Biden administration push on efficiency rules. The incandescent lightbulbs that have been ...

BALTIMORE -- Incandescent light bulbs are now banned in the US. This initiative was first introduced in 2007. It was rolled back by the Trump Administration, but in April, President Biden flipped the ...