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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 .

3. Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs - Wikipedia

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   60 W incandescent light bulb with energy efficiency class E Equivalent 42 W halogen incandescent light bulb with efficiency class C Compact fluorescent lamp LED lamp. Various governments have passed legislation to phase out manufacturing or importation of incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy-efficient alternatives.

4. Luminous efficacy - Wikipedia

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   Sources that depend on thermal emission from a solid filament, such as incandescent light bulbs, tend to have low overall efficacy because, as explained by Donald L. Klipstein, "An ideal thermal radiator produces visible light most efficiently at temperatures around 6300 °C (6600 K or 11,500 °F). Even at this high temperature, a lot of the ...

5. Electric light - Wikipedia

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   An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light.It is the most common form of artificial lighting.Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic which secures the lamp in the socket of a light fixture, which is often called a "lamp" as well.

6. High-CRI LED lighting - Wikipedia

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   An incandescent light bulb has a CRI of 100. [1] High-CRI LED lighting is a light-emitting diode (LED) lighting source that offers a high color rendering index (CRI). CRI is a quantitative measure of a light's ability to reproduce the colors of objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source.

7. These are the best — and worst — lightbulbs for the planet

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   In fact, LED bulbs emit the least amount of carbon dioxide — 451 pounds annually as compared to 4,500 for incandescent bulbs and 1,051 for CFLs, and, according to the Environmental Protection ...