General Electric light bulbs are displayed in a supermarket April 5, 2021, in New York. The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs.

As of Jan. 1, 75-watt and 100-watt incandescent bulbs will be effectively eliminated from store shelves, with 40-watt and 60-watt versions to follow Dec. 31, 2014.

Vu1 will sell a flood light that uses 70 percent less power than incandescent bulbs at Lowe's for just under $15 and has plans for an Edison-shaped bulb.

While 40, 60, 75 and 100-watt standard incandescent light bulbs are now being taken out of circulation. There are still some exceptions the federal government is making.

As of Jan. 1 next year, 75- and 100-watt incandescent bulbs will be effectively eliminated from store shelves, with 40- and 60-watt versions to follow Dec. 31.

That’s because traditional incandescent bulbs provide just 15 lumens per watt, according to light bulb manufacturer Philips. By contrast, most LED bulbs will get you 75 lumens per watt, or more.

The use of incandescent light bulbs is not banned, only the sale and manufacturing of less than 45 lumens per watt lights. The de facto ban exempts appliance lights, Christmas lights, flood lights ...

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - The light bulb as we know it is coming to an end and many people will be left in the dark wondering what to do next. "The 100 and 75s were phased out in 2012, 2013.

There are 40-watt incandescent floodlights that give off the light equivalent of a traditional 60-watt incandescent flood. By using them with a dimmer, you will use less power and extend the life ...

Key Background An estimated 30% of U.S. households used incandescent or halogen incandescent light bulbs in 2020, according to the Department of Energy.

America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year by the ...