light bulbs

OK, we can now buy these low-power light bulbs instead of the higher wattage ones. The key is that they are supposed to give off the same amount of light, so you get a 12 W bulb that has the same lumens as an old 60W bulb, or whatever. Given that the power restrictions on light bulbs are due...

Is a 5W LED light globe really equivalent to a 35W halogen in terms of light emission (lux/lumens?)?

The bulb is priced at $60, but due to deals and rebates from retailers and local utilities, it could be as low as $20 depending on where you shop...

I now have four LED lamps in operation in my home. I found some warm white lamps for $10.99 and some cool white lamps for $14.98 on Amazon recently. This was a large price reduction from a few months ago, so I bought two pairs. A lot brighter than the equivalent wattage CFLs and they come...

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/11/news/economy/light_bulb_ban/index.htm?iid=HP_River Looking at the comments makes it seem as if a fair number people consider this an example of the government unnecessarily taking away their rights. I don't get it. It's not as if the need to save energy in the...

Have we really lost all logic and reason? http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp And get this I've heard that's what they want to do here in the US. Are they nuts? Making it a crime to produce incandescent light bulbs while forcibly accepting "environmentally friendly" bulbs filled...

Or its energy cost benefits just might not be offset.