Author: palmbeachocean.com

It’s the end of an era. In America, the incandescent light is no more (with a few exceptions).Under new energy efficiency rules that took effect Tuesday, shoppers in the United States will no longer be able to purchase most incandescent bulbs, marking the demise of a technology patented by Thomas Edison in the late 1800s.Taking their place are LED lights, which — love them or hate them — have already transformed America’s energy landscape.They’ve driven down electricity demand in American homes, saving people money. And by using less power, LEDs have also helped lower the nation’s emissions of greenhouse gases,…