Over the past couple of decades, the incandescent light bulb has come under fire for its inefficiency to the extent that its use has been banned in some places. People and businesses have been ...

The Dept. of Energy's ban on the sale and manufacture of most incandescent light bulbs took effect on Wednesday more than a decade and a half after such a ban was first proposed.

It can also last far longer than incandescent lightbulbs, with a "useful" life of 30,000 to 50,000 hours or even longer, compared to just 1,000 hours for incandescent light bulbs.

You can't buy incandescent light bulbs anymore. With a few exceptions, the bulbs – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – have ...

Kevin Szmyd became obsessed with incandescent lightbulbs a few months before they were banned. He spent $1,700 to stockpile more than 4,800.

Incandescent light bulbs now banned from being manufactured and sold in U.S. 02:13 LED light bulbs are supposed to save consumers money while also sparing the environment, part of the reason why ...

Incandescent lights still look pretty, which may be why some folks are still using them. Unfortunately, they also come with significant risks. “They are a fire hazard," Evergy Spokesperson ...

The incandescent bulb also only converts about 1% to 3% of total energy used to power the bulb into visible light, whereas LED and fluorescent light bulbs convert closer to between 75% and 90% of ...