{"id":248766,"date":"2024-04-12T22:30:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-lowly-light-bulb-is-the-biden-administrations-latest-climate-tool\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:32:56","slug":"the-lowly-light-bulb-is-the-biden-administrations-latest-climate-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/the-lowly-light-bulb-is-the-biden-administrations-latest-climate-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"The lowly light bulb is the Biden administration&#8217;s latest climate tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\n      <iframe style=\"margin: 0 auto 20px; width: 100%; height: 100px; border: none; display: none\" data-project-id=\"Yual8er4aaQbafhcldNK\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" allowtransparency=\"\" allow=\"clipboard-read; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"ad-auris-iframe\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">The Department of Energy, or DOE, announced Friday that it\u2019s strengthening energy efficiency requirements for light bulbs in U.S. markets, in a move anticipated to save Americans $27 billion on their utility bills over 30 years. The DOE estimates that the new standards will prevent 70 million metric tons of carbon from being emitted over 30 years \u2014 equivalent to the annual emissions of 9 million homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">According to the new rule, light bulbs sold or imported after 2028 must have an efficiency level of at least 120 lumens per watt, almost triple the current minimum standard. Under the new standard, a light bulb as bright as an old-school 60-watt incandescent bulb would require no more than 6.5 watts of electricity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-default-font-family\">The federal government has already once strengthened its efficiency standards under the Biden administration. 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