Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs

Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs Enlarge this image toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Charles Krupa/AP The Trump administration is rolling back requirements for new, energy-efficient lightbulbs. Sponsor Message In its announcement of the rollback, the Energy Department says the new lightbulb standards were established in 2017 "in a manner that is not consistent with the best reading of the statute." "The rollback will eliminate energy-efficient standards for lightbulbs that were slated to take effect in January that would save consumers billions of dollars and reduce millions of tons of climate change carbon dioxide emissions," says Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project. Sponsor Message According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the affected bulbs account for billions of light sockets that are currently in use in the U.S. "The rollback will lead to higher energy bills for homes and businesses, plus significantly more pollution harming our health and the environment due to all the extra electricity that will need to be generated," the NRDC said in a statement.