FAQ: Incandescent light bulb ban The 75-watt and 100-watt incandescent bulbs have been phased out and starting Jan. 1 light bulb manufacturers can no longer supply the Canadian market with the bulbs.

New bulb rules will reduce carbon emissions and save money Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) adopted a new rule implementing a minimum standard of 45 lumens per watt for light bulbs.

Incandescent bulbs are the traditional option, the first type of light bulb invented and famous for their warm color. These bulbs use a filament, through which an electrical current is run.

LED light bulbs are not generally labeled as “warm” or “cool”; that would be too easy. That information is typically buried in the fine print on the side or back of the box.

I didn’t know anything about light bulbs, but I knew it didn’t feel “good” to my 6-year-old eyes. So one day, I threw an old t-shirt over the shade, creating a certain fire hazard, and ...

If the bulbs inside are indeed compatible with a 3-way light socket, that fact should be very clearly noted on the cover, along with the precise wattage of each lighting level — with an average ...

Five years later, in 2020, 48% of residential light installations had LED bulbs. The average wattage had fallen nearly by half, to less than 22 watts, according to a new government report.