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Press Releases

• Consumer Guide to New Light Bulb Choices Resulting From Law Taking Effect January 1st
  Posted 12/29/11 at 8:58 am

  New Products Can Cut Lighting Portion of Energy Bills by 30% But Consumers Need to Understand What to Buy  Washington, D.C.—Today, the Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union are releasing a simple guide to help consumers understand the new lighting choices they will have under the new light bulb law taking effect January 1, Continue Reading

• Lighting Efficiency Standards in the Balance
  Posted 12/15/11 at 1:28 pm

  Congress is likely to decide today or tomorrow whether to gut new lighting efficiency standards scheduled to take place January 1.  Along with other consumer groups, we’ve asked Congress to preserve the standards and help consumers tame their utility bills.  See our letter, press release, and fact sheet for additional information.  The standards have helped usher in a new Continue Reading

• CU urges Congress to vote NO on BULB Act
  Posted 07/11/11 at 12:41 pm

  House Vote Today Threatens Money-Saving Energy Standards

Blog Posts

• Consumer Reports on Lighting
  Posted 04/11/12 at 3:20 am

  You may have heard that light bulbs are changing in 2012. On January 1st, new standards take effect which will give you new lighting choices that are 25-30% more efficient than the decades old incandescent bulbs that your grandparents used. Contrary to reports, incandescent lights are NOT being banned—they are simply becoming more efficient. Not Continue Reading

• Why the BULB Act is Bad for Consumers
  Posted 07/11/11 at 12:13 pm

  The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this evening on legislation that would repeal efficiency standards for light bulbs put in place in 2007. Please allow us to shed a little light on why this legislation is a really bad idea. In short, the legislation (H.R. 2417, or the “Bulb Act”) would increase Continue Reading

News Articles

• Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee letter regarding lighting standard repeal
  Source: Consumers Union (Wednesday March 9, 2011)

  CU supports efficiency standards for lighting, appliances, electronics, buildings, and vehicles