Report: Repeal of Lighting Efficiency Standards Would Jeopardize $12.5 Billion in Consumer Savings
May 7, 2019
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Consumers in every state stand to lose if Congress derails efficiency standards
With Congress about to consider eliminating 2007 lighting efficiency standards before they even take effect, a new analysis shows the standards would save the country more than $12.5 billion annually when fully implemented in 2020.
Americans’ energy costs would be reduced by an average of 7 percent or about $85 per household each and every year when the standards are fully in place, according to the analysis.
More efficient light bulbs also would eliminate the need for 33 large power plants – and the pollution they would generate – according to the analysis.
