We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. High energy bills are the bane of nearly everyone's existence because we all need power (and lights ... and heat and cooling). Even if you ...

At this point you're likely familiar with the often-touted upsides to using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs instead of incandescent (glass with a heat-based filament) ones. LED bulbs are said to last ...

As a kid, I was inspired by the decorative lighting in my grandparents' finished basement. They had festooned the place with multicolored C9 string lights (aka old-school Christmas lights) from wall ...

See why these lightbulbs could be great for your wallet and the planet.

Several years ago, I went with a number of energy people on a trade mission to Poland, where we met with businessmen to talk about ways to improve their energy use. In one session I sat with a farmer ...

Light bulbs are synonymous with bright ideas -- in cartoons, at any rate. But compact fluorescent bulbs can also be a small, yet brilliant, step toward energy efficiency. The Energy Department says ...