Codes & Standards, Lighting, Programs & Policy
Legal Loophole Denies Consumers Energy Savings
Lighting standards loophole jeopardizes energy and cost savings for fluorescent tubes Written by Chris Granada, appliance-standards.org, March 23, 2018 A legal loophole has already denied American consumers expected energy savings from efficiency standards on fluorescent tubes. Unless it is closed, this loophole threatens additional missed savings, particularly for households and small businesses. General service fluorescent […]
codes and standards, energy efficiency codes, energy savings, fluorescent lighting, lighting industry
Codes & Standards, Programs & Policy
Federal Appliance Standards – Consumer Friend or Foe?
Gita Subramony, ERS, for Zondits The Heritage Foundation recently posted an opinion piece on why the federal government should not be mandating energy efficiency standards. The authors suggest that the standards reduce consumer choices, have little impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or increasing energy savings, and hinder innovation. The authors argue that high […]
appliance standards, energy efficiency codes, federal appliance standards, federal efficiency standards, NRDC