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Fluorescent bulbs have been around for years — why are CFLs getting popular now?

April 26, 2017bulbs CFLs fluorescent Popular

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Fluorescent bulbs have been around for years — why are CFLs getting popular now?

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Until recently the technology didn’t exist to make the folded shape of the CFL, though we did have small donut shape rings and some other shapes. These were expensive and didn’t fit into many lamps. The new CFL bulbs are about the same size as the incandescent bulb they are replacing.