| ▲ | sdenton4 3 hours ago | |
Heat is literally inefficient by definition - it's spent energy which hasn't been converted to visible light. | ||
| ▲ | hmry 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
And hotter light bulbs produce proportionally more visible light (higher luminous efficacy) than cooler ones. An electric heater at 100C is an incandescent light source with 0% luminous efficacy :) | ||