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2. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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   An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb that is either evacuated or filled with inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation. Electric current is supplied to the filament by terminals or wires ...

3. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   Announced in 2011 China has banned imports and sales of certain incandescent light bulbs since October 2012 to encourage the use of alternative lighting sources such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with a 5-year plan of phasing-out incandescent light bulbs over 100 watts starting 1 October 2012, and gradually extend the ban to those over 15 ...

4. What you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban - AOL

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   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 ...

5. United States lighting energy policy - Wikipedia

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   As of 2011, incandescent lighting was the most common type used in homes, delivering about 85% of household illumination. [2] To produce light, incandescent light bulbs convert electricity to heat, heating a filament to the point where it glows; a portion of the heat is thus converted to light.

6. Here’s Why You Won’t See Any Incandescent Light Bulbs on ...

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   As of August 1, incandescent light bulbs will no longer be sold—here’s what you need to know about the incandescent light bulb ban (and why it matters).

7. Lumen (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The lumen (symbol: lm) is the unit of luminous flux, a measure of the perceived power of visible light emitted by a source, in the International System of Units (SI). Luminous flux differs from power ( radiant flux ), which encompasses all electromagnetic waves emitted, including non-visible ones such as thermal radiation ( infrared ).