Editing Fluorescent lamp (section)

==Applications==
Fluorescent lamps come in many shapes and sizes.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8sFOCAAAQBAJ&q=%C2%A0Fluorescent+lamps+come+in+many+shapes+and+sizes&pg=PT91|title=Quality Lighting for High Performance Buildings|last=Stiller|first=Michael|year=2013|publisher=Lulu Press, Inc|isbn=9781304236159|language=en|access-date=2020-10-17 |archive-date=2023-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420064855/https://books.google.com/books?id=8sFOCAAAQBAJ&q=%C2%A0Fluorescent+lamps+come+in+many+shapes+and+sizes&pg=PT91|url-status=live}}</ref> Many compact fluorescent lamps integrate the auxiliary electronics into the base of the lamp, allowing them to fit into a regular light bulb socket.

In US residences, fluorescent lamps are mostly found in [[kitchens]], [[basements]], or [[garage (house)|garages]]. Schools and businesses find the cost savings of fluorescent lamps to be significant and rarely use incandescent lights. Electricity costs, tax incentives and building codes result in greater use in locales such as [[California]]. Fluorescent use is declining, supplanted by LED lighting, which is more energy efficient and does not contain mercury.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

In other countries, residential use of fluorescent lighting varies depending on the price of energy, financial and environmental concerns of the local population, and acceptability of the light output. In [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]] incandescent bulbs are rare in buildings.

Many countries are encouraging the [[phase-out of incandescent light bulbs]] and substitution with other types of energy-efficient lamps.

In addition to general lighting, special fluorescent lights are often used in [[stage lighting]] for film and video production. They are cooler than traditional halogen light sources, and use high-frequency ballasts to prevent video flickering and high color-rendition index lamps to approximate daylight color temperatures.