Energy

Dim future for fluorescent lights in growing number of states

Five states passed laws this year to phase them out in favor of LEDs.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) replaces a light bulb while helping the maintenance staff at American River College Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

A growing number of states are moving to phase out fluorescent lighting as part of a transition to LED, which is more efficient, environmentally friendlier and lasts longer.

Five states — Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon and Rhode Island — enacted legislation this year to eventually end the sale of fluorescent light bulbs. They join California and Vermont, which enacted clean-lighting laws in 2022.

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