The 75-watt would improve or disappear on Jan. 1, 2013, the 60-watt and 40-watt on the first day of 2014. View full size AP file The new halogen bulbs look like an ordinary household bulb ...

That’s because traditional incandescent bulbs provide just 15 lumens per watt, according to light bulb manufacturer Philips. By contrast, most LED bulbs will get you 75 lumens per watt, or more.

The 60- and 40-watt light bulbs are being discontinued because they fail to meet standards set forth in EISA. That legislation set a timetable that requires all screw-in light bulbs to use 25 ...