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Are CFL light bulbs being banned in your state? What homeowners need to know

As of January 1, 2026, the state of Illinois has banned the sale of screw-base or bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), with plans to further ban the sale of pin-base bulbs and CFL tubes in ...
NPR

Do Fluorescent Bulbs Light the Way to the Future?

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 ...
Cleveland.com

Incandescent bulbs are being phased out, get ready for CFLs

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The anger about FirstEnergy Corp.'s initial effort to distribute energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs has died down. Consumers now have to face a hard fact: You won't be ...
WTEN

Vermont to be first state to ban CFL lightbulb sales

VERMONT (NEWS10) — As of February 17, Vermont will become the first state to ban the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. According to Eart911, CFLs use 75% less energy than traditional ...
POWER Magazine

The Modern CFL Light Bulb Turns 25

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 ...
EDN

Teardown: What caused these CFL bulbs to fail?

I recently wondered, after replacing my second one, how the internals of compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs compare and contrast to an LED light bulb? I anticipated I’d find a plethora of passive analog ...
EDN

GE to phase out CFL bulbs in favor of LEDs — will still manufacture incandescent and halogen, though

General Electric (GE) has announced that it will phase out the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in the US over the next year, and instead shift its focus to promoting its line of light ...
komonews

City offers new way to recycle old CFL bulbs

A new drop box is available for your used energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs at Olympia's City Hall. Because the bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, the city and Puget Sound Energy ...
KTAR News

Here’s how to update old light bulbs to LED bulbs

Have you been holding out making the switch from traditional compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) or incandescent to light-emitting diode (LED)? If you are not sure if it makes sense for your home, ...
WYFF

Duke Energy offering discounted CFL and LED bulbs

Duke Energy customers in qualified service areas can now shop for energy-efficient light bulbs online at the new “Duke Energy Savings Store.”The online store offers ENERGY STAR®-qualified compact ...