OLYMPIA – Fluorescent light bulbs, once the energy efficient lighting choice but having since been passed by LED technology, will be on their way out thanks to a new bill (HB1185) passed by the Washington legislature.
Contact: Ben Somberg, 202-658-8129, bsomberg@aceee.org
Contact: Ben Somberg, 202-658-8129, bsomberg@aceee.org
Contact: Ben Somberg, 202-658-8129, bsomberg@aceee.org
Contact: Ben Somberg, 202-658-8129, bsomberg@aceee.org
Energy-saving standards for new appliances and equipment are generally required to be updated every eight years, but most are long overdue. Federal regulators are getting them back on track.
Washington, DC—Consumer, energy efficiency, environmental, and utility stakeholders welcomed a significantly strengthened federal efficiency standard for home furnaces Friday.
Washington—Consumer, climate, and health advocates called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday to promptly finalize the water heater efficiency standards it proposed this July. The groups submitted a letter signed by more than 140 organizations and more than 12,000 letters and petition signatures from members of the public supporting the proposal.
