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For bulbs replacing the 60-watt incandescent, the LED must have:
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Its 12.5-watt LED has earned Energy Star status, making it the first LED replacement for the 60-watt incandescent to qualify.
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Recycling a single aluminum cat food can saves enough energy to power a 60-watt bulb for two hours, according to the Together We Can web site.
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The phase-out of inefficient bulbs is gradual — the 60-watt incandescent, the most commonly used bulb, can be sold until 2014.
How many legislators does it take to change a lightbulb law? 2010
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That's almost as much energy as it takes to run a 60-watt light bulb for seven hours, but it doesn't include heating the water, which takes even more energy than the treatment processes combined.
Green Lantern: Some use of water is more wasteful than others Nina Shen Rastogi 2010
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Recycling a single aluminum cat food can saves enough energy to power a 60-watt bulb for two hours, according to the Together We Can web site.
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When swapping out 60-watt incandescents, check the lumens stated on the package of the replacement bulb and note that Energy Star requires its LEDs and CFLs to have at least 800 lumens.
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Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60-watt light bulb for up to six hours.
E Is for Environment Ian James Corlett 2011
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It will extend the ban to 60-watt and higher bulbs on Oct. 1, 2014, and to 15-watt and higher bulbs on Oct. 1, 2016.
World Watch 2011
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This dimmable 12-watt LED replaces a 60-watt incandescent, and according to Philips, will be in stores this December.
Today's bright ideas win 'Lighting for Tomorrow' contest 2010
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