{"id":248784,"date":"2024-04-13T05:39:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T05:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/doe-finalizes-efficiency-standards-for-lightbulbs-to-save-americans-billions-on-household-energy-bills\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T05:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T05:40:05","slug":"doe-finalizes-efficiency-standards-for-lightbulbs-to-save-americans-billions-on-household-energy-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/doe-finalizes-efficiency-standards-for-lightbulbs-to-save-americans-billions-on-household-energy-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE Finalizes Efficiency Standards for Lightbulbs to Save Americans Billions on Household Energy Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>As Mandated by Congress, DOE is Updating General Service Lamps Standards\u2014Bolstering Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s Efforts to Strengthen Outdated Efficiency Standards to Save Americans ~$1 Trillion Over 30 Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized Congressionally-mandated energy efficiency standards for general service lamps (GSLs), which include the most common types of residential and commercial lightbulbs. These standards\u2014 which will go into effect in July of 2028 for newly produced bulbs\u2014are expected to save American families $1.6 billion annually on household energy costs, significantly cut energy waste, and slash harmful greenhouse gas pollution. Over 30 years, DOE projects these updated standards will save Americans more than $27 billion on&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2024\/04\/12\/doe-finalizes-efficiency-standards-for-lightbulbs-to-save-americans-billions-on-household-energy-bills\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! 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