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 officially ...

The Biden administration is phasing out incandescent light bulbs in favor of more efficient lighting to conserve energy and save businesses and American consumers billions. The Department of Energy ...

After 16 years of bipartisan discussion, the incandescent lightbulb ban is now in effect. The effort to phase out the lightbulb began with former President George W. Bush in 2007 and has since been ...

The month of August signals many things; the last stretch of summer, back to school and last-minute beach trips. This year, August brings another momentous occasion: the ban on incandescent light ...

Incandescent light bulbs will soon be a thing of the past. The Biden administration announced this week it has adopted two new rules that set stricter energy efficiency standards for lights bulbs. The ...

Incandescent lightbulb sales have been effectively banned across the United States, the culmination of a 16-year legislative effort aimed at cutting energy costs for consumers and reducing the ...

The federal government’s ban on incandescent light bulbs took effect on Tuesday, more than a decade and a half after such a rule was first proposed intending to promote energy efficiency. A federal ...

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 ...

This collector had a light-bulb idea. When Kevin Szmyd realized that incandescent lightbulbs were now essentially banned in the US, he knew he needed to get moving. Szmyd, 25, has no interest in ...

TAMPA, Fla. - A nationwide ban on incandescent light bulbs goes into effect on Aug. 1, 2023, which means if they’re made or sold by a retailer, that business could be fined up to $542 per bulb. The ...

New regulations from the Department of Energy this month have ended the sale of most incandescent lightbulbs in the US. Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has ...