Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) debuted in the 1980s and became popular a couple of decades later, when manufacturers improved their performance and fit. These bulbs are about 75% more ...

Not long ago, environmentally minded consumers faced a confusing lighting aisle. Incandescent bulbs were cheap but wasteful, compact fluorescents (CFLs) promised big energy savings but came with ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL) were born during the oil crisis that began in 1973. They became popular by the 2010s, when concerns about energy efficiency as a way to combat climate change rose ...

Why is GE holding on to its lighting division, even as it parts with appliances? It could be as simple as this: GE is light bulbs. As reported on Bloomberg earlier this week, GE has just announced ...

Consumer Reports' latest light-bulb tests uncovered not only which bulbs were the best performers but also shone some light on a few of the most common questions consumers have about compact ...

You may have heard by now: the classic incandescent light bulb is on its way out. Because incandescent light bulbs are some of the least efficient on the market—wasting up to 90% of electricity as ...