North Carolina-based Cree, Inc. announced this week that two of its LED household light bulbs are now Energy Star rated. The U.S. EPA certification means the bulbs now qualify for a $5 at-the-register ...

Q: Will energy efficient light bulbs cost $50 each next year? A: Some light emitting diode bulbs may cost that much, but some halogen incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescent bulbs go for about ...

At the end of July, the incandescent light bulb – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – will pass into history. By Aug. 1, commonly used ...

Bulb, which supplies more than 1.7 million households, has collapsed into a so-called 'special administration', becoming the largest firm to fail during the current energy crisis. This process, which ...

President Obama set what he considers an ambitious goal for reduced energy consumption during his State of the Union address Tuesday night: “Let’s cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and ...

In yet another rollback of a Trump-era policy, President Joe Biden’s Department of Energy on Tuesday finalized a new efficiency rule to phase out older, high-energy incandescent light bulbs. The new ...

As sales of environmentally friendly light bulbs grow, so do complaints. Feb. 28, 2008— -- Their spiral design is a symbol of "going green," the movement to make homes and living more ...

YONKERS, NY – The days of inefficient lightbulbs are slowly coming to an end and recent tests from Consumer Reports showcase more than 30 different compact fluorescents and light-emitting diodes that ...