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  2. Extreme cold: Why your house is popping and how to prevent ...

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    Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2019. We are republishing it as part of our winter coverage. Bitter-cold temperatures can make your home do strange things in the winter months.

  3. Dimmer - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, Eugene Alessio patented a light bulb socket adapter for adjusting a light level on a single light bulb using a triac. To house this device, he decided on a 2-inch round device with one end capable of being screwed into a light bulb socket and the other end able to receive a light bulb. [4]

  4. Cold cathode - Wikipedia

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    A set of cold cathode discharge tubes. A cold cathode [1] is a cathode that is not electrically heated by a filament. [note 1] A cathode may be considered "cold" if it emits more electrons than can be supplied by thermionic emission alone. It is used in gas-discharge lamps, such as neon lamps, discharge tubes, and some types of vacuum tube.

  5. Many Americans struggle to keep the lights on as energy costs ...

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    In some U.S. states, more than 40% of residents report having to cut back on basic necessities to afford their electricity bill, survey finds.

  6. Street light interference phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    A street lamp mounted on a bracket and column A high pressure sodium street light fixture. Street light interference, sometimes called high voltage syndrome, is the claimed ability of individuals to turn street lights or outside building security lights on or off when passing near them. [1]

  7. Why sudden loud booms sometimes occur when it's very cold outside

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    During extreme cold events, you may hear a loud boom and feel like you have experienced an earthquake. ... As little as 6 inches of snow is enough to keep the freezing air from affecting the ...

  8. Lighting control system - Wikipedia

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    The major advantage of a lighting control system over stand-alone lighting controls or conventional manual switching is the ability to control individual lights or groups of lights from a single user interface device. This ability to control multiple light sources from a user device allows complex lighting scenes to be created.

  9. ‘Difficult decisions to keep the lights on’: A third of ...

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    The average electricity bill increased by $5 from 2023 to 2024.