Say goodbye to the old-style light bulb. On Jan. 1 it will become illegal to manufacture or import 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs because of federally mandated efficiency standards signed into law ...

Better stock up if you like 40- and 60-watt light bulbs The last of the round white light bulbs Americans are used to will start disappearing from store shelves next week as a law limiting their ...

You probably have some type of LED (light-emitting diode) in just about every room in your home, whether it’s in a clock, computer display, appliance or piece audio/video gear, to name a few. And the ...

PARKVILLE, Md. (WJZ) -- Bulb ban. A nationwide phase-out on 40 and 60-watt bulbs starts this week. But many home improvement stores say many customers are confused about where to find replacements. As ...

A familiar household staple — the 60-watt incandescent bulb, along with the 40-watt — is being phased out, and will soon be as obsolete as the rotary dial telephone It’s been 134 years since Thomas ...

It's the end of an era that once illuminated a bright new technological age. Starting Jan. 1, traditional incandescent bulbs, the ones still favored by more than half of light-bulb buyers, will begin ...

Traditional incandescent light bulbs, which sell for a handful of pennies, have lit the country since the late 1800s. But under new efficiency standards that took effect last month, companies can no ...

Buying a light bulb used to be a no-brainer. Now it's a brain teaser; the transition to more energy-efficient lighting means choosing from a dazzling array of products. We've long identified bulbs by ...

Looking to upgrade that old incandescent? Here are our favorite ways to replace a burnt-out bulb, from smart to simple and everything in between. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

A third of Americans say they%27ll hoard old light bulbs being phased out On Jan. 1%2C 60-watt and 40-watt incandescents can%27t be made in or imported into U.S. The bulbs will remain on store shelves ...

Eddie Ramos, manager at the Rocky's Ace Hardware store in Agawam holds one of the new compact flourescent light bulbs that will be replacing traditional 40-watt light bulbs, at right, this year. (Dave ...