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Of course, having one of the world's best known brand names really helps solidify that position. It's known and trusted as a symbol of leadership and excellence.

Compact Fluorescent / Linear and Circular Fluorescents:

GE light bulbs in the CFL category are marketed under the GE Biax light bulbs and GE Spiral brand names. These bulbs are becoming the new standard for household and office lighting, since they last about 6-10 times as long as regular bulbs, and use only 25% of the energy that normal bulbs use. They come in soft white and daylight. The office lighting use generally (but not always) needs the 2-pin or 4-pin base, while the residential lighting uses the screw in base.

Linear and circular fluorescent bulbs come in the T5 and T8 (GE Starcoat), T9(GE Circline), and T12 (GE Ecolux) models. They also have specific models designed for kitchen & bath and for shoplight & worklight applications.

Incandescents / Halogen (Edison):

GE Halogen bulbs are branded as GE Edison. Edison bulbs offer a brighter, whiter light bulb which is especially nice for garage lighting and basement lighting. The standard incandescent bulbs are available in all the expected varieties, like clear, frosted (aka: inside frost), 3-way, and rough service. Common uses for these bulbs would be table lamps, ceiling fixtures, and floor lamps.

HID (High Pressure Sodium / Multi-Vapor / PuslseArc):

The GE light bulbs that are high pressure sodium (Lucalox) are useful in special outdoor light fixtures, like driveway lighting or parking lot lights. The wattage range is from 35 watts up to 400 watts. The GE Multi-Vapor and GE PulseArc brands combined create a complete line of Metal Halide light bulbs in wattages from 10 up to 1,000 watts. Popular bulb shapes are ED28 and ED37. They are often found in large industrial buildings, as well as certain larger retail outlets.

In recent years, GE Lighting has been marketing itself as an eco-friendly company, including introducing a lot of energy saving light bulbs into the market under the Energy Smart name. Lighting remains one of the quickest, easiest, and least costly way for everyone to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce stress and pollution on the environment. There are a lot of Energy Star products in the GE light bulbs line, much like the other major lighting manufacturers.