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Nearly 80% of low- to moderate-income Houston-area residents said they cut back on “basic household needs” to afford ...
Well-designed lighting lets people see at night while reducing the negative impacts of artificial light on pollinators and ...
These colorful, buoy-like solar string lights are like nothing we’ve seen before. But beyond The Novogratz’s ...
I set out to learn what truly makes LED lighting different from traditional bulbs - and it turns out, it's about more than ...
Most causes behind flickering are easy to fix. However, checking one light fixture after another will help rule out any ...
Though town officials call the power surge in Red Springs an “Act of God,” tens of thousands of dollars in lost home ...
Instead, it's the other electrical bits in LED bulbs that fail and cut off the bulb's light. LED bulbs use DC power, which requires a converter and drivers to switch from standard AC power in homes.
Today’s LED lights offer warm colors, smart connections-- and higher prices than old incandescents. That's what makes it so ...
Electricity was still a novelty, so when the owner of Livermore’s local utility presented a 60-watt Shelby lightbulb to the volunteer fire department, it qualified as a big event.
Turning the electricity off at the circuit breaker is the only way to ensure there is no power coursing through the light bulb socket when you change your bulb. That said, it is possible to change a ...
Many of us take turning on a light switch or connecting our devices to a home Wi-Fi network for granted. If our phones need charging, we plug them in, if we want hot water we boil a kettle. These are ...
Smart bulbs make our lives easier. For all their convenience, however, they use more electricity than regular LED bulbs. Here's how they compare.