A light switch faceplate that’s warm to the touch is a sign of an overloaded circuit. If you have a lighting fixture with ...

Timing plays a key role in determining whether turning off the lights ultimately saves energy. “Leaving the lights on might ...

Dusk-to-dawn light bulbs turn on at dusk and turn off when daylight breaks, detecting the change in light using a photocell ...

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For decades, we’ve been guilt-tripped into turning off the lights any time we leave a room — but it turns out that “money-saving” habit might be a total bust. The U.S. Department of Energy has shed ...

Street lights in Coventry will be switched back on overnight following more than £700,000 of energy savings and a switch to ...

In the course of my years of writing about smart home products, I’ve used more smart switches — that is, light switches you can control with your phone, smart speaker, tablet or computer — than ...

Managing the complex systems of the modern home can become pretty tricky. While mowing the lawn and hanging pictures on the wall are relatively straightforward tasks, plenty of additional ...

The Matter smart home standard has been slow to add new devices and form factors but, slowly, it’s expanding. Today, the first in-wall light switch with Matter support baked in has launched with ...