Fluorescent lights, the staple of school gyms and grocery stores, aren't exactly known for their appeal. The long, skinny tubes have cheaply illuminated communal spaces and retail establishments ...

Like the incandescent bulb before it, the compact fluorescent (CFL) bulb is rapidly fading into obscurity as there are fewer and fewer reasons to use them over their LED successors. But there are ...

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are the squiggly light bulbs that were very popular about a decade ago. While they’ve lost ...

Their replacement equivalents, compact fluorescent lightbulbs and light-emitting diode bulbs, are bright, use 75 to 80 percent less energy, and can save you $60 to $125 dollars per bulb in energy ...

CFL’s are commonly long, cylinder shaped and usually coated in white. They are considered energy-saving and are meant to substitute the older incandescent light bulbs that existed prior to these; ...

Some newer CFLs address many of these issues. GE's Bright from the Start hybrid bulbs, for example, contain a miniature halogen bulb that illuminates immediately, providing warm light while the ...

When the lights go out, you're in the market for a bulb replacement. But if choosing between CFLs, halogen or LEDs leaves you in the dark, our guides will separate the fact from the hype for each type ...