The Energy Department, which set stricter energy standards for bulb makers, says the change will cut utility costs for Americans. Halogen bulbs, a type of incandescent, will also be phased out.

Incandescent light bulbs use electricity to heat a tungsten filament to the point at which it glows and creates light. It's a familiar classic, but also an energy hog by today's standards.

However, LED bulbs save money in the long run because they use less energy to run and last longer. Despite the long-term benefits, some people said the decision to make the light switch should be ...

The regulations, which prohibit retailers from selling incandescent light bulbs, were finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE) in April 2022 and are slated to go into effect on Aug. 1, 2023.

LED bulbs “have become so inexpensive that there’s no good reason for manufacturers to keep selling 19th-century technology that just isn’t very good at turning electrical energy into light ...

A new Department of Energy rule means most bulbs sold in the U.S. must be energy-efficient LED bulbs. Photo by: Jae C. Hong / AP By: Gage Jackson Posted 11:38 AM, Aug 02, 2023 ...

The Incredible Shrinking Energy Use of a Light Bulb Thanks to rapid gains in efficiency, home lighting accounts for a much smaller share of the world’s power consumption than it used to.

The proposed rule would more than double energy efficiency standards for light bulbs from 45 lumens per watt to 120 lumens per watt, and said the explicit goal is to move people to LED bulbs ...

Signify said LEDs represent more than 80 percent of its sales. It also said that prices for energy-efficient light bulbs had continued to fall, making them available to a broadening audience.