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Home » Lighting » Lamp Types

Lamp Types

There are four main families of lighting technologies: incandescent, fluorescent, high intensity discharge and Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamps.

Click on a lamp type to learn more.

  • Incandescent
  • Fluorescent
  • High Intensity Discharge
  • LED

Lamp Type Comparison Chart – (PDF)

If you have questions about the information on this site, please contact
Scott Sanford, Distinguished Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin, sasanford@wisc.edu.

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