Philips Lighting, soon to be renamed Signify Innovations, will stop producing compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. “We will be the last man standing in production of incandescent bulbs,” said Sumit ...

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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 ...

After the old incandescent bulbs, it could be the turn of Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) to be totally switched off in India. With lighting companies increasingly focussing on energy-efficient ...

It’s almost 2026, which means if you don’t have any smart home devices yet, you’ve fallen behind the curve. Smarter homes ...

OSRAM SYLVANIA is marking the 25th birthday of the modern compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulb. Born on April 17, 1985 in Hannover, Germany, the CFL arrived a full eight inches tall, consuming 20 ...

This Philips LED bulb is the winner of the DOE’s $10 million competition to develop a low-cost, energy efficient, high-performance replacement for the incandescent bulb. Incandescent bulbs may be ...

Not all CFLs are created equal. Find out how to save the most energy with CFLs and how to get a bulb with better light quality. Compact fluorescent light bulbs save consumers money — and their use can ...

Who would have thought a mere lightbulb would become such a media darling? The compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL, has reached eco-friendly superstardom. It’s touted everywhere you look as one of the ...

Back in 2005, Oprah got on TV, with Leonardo DiCaprio and his Prius, to warn us all of the dangers of global warming, urging us to swap out incandescent bulbs for more energy-conscious compact ...

A WKYC viewer recently posted on Facebook about a scary experience with her compact fluorescent lamp, or CFL, light bulb. She said it began smoking and left a strange odor in her house. It nearly ...