EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (GE – News) — GE’s award-winning Energy Smart(R) Bright from the StartTM bulb is the nation’s first hybrid CFL light bulb to receive ENERGY STAR(R) qualification. This innovative hybrid bulb combines the best features of an incandescent, CFL and halogen bulb in one. The result is an instant-on technology that uses 75 percent less energy than an incandescent bulb and lasts eight times longer.