The Trump administration’s decision to rescind new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs will cost consumers…

The Trump administration’s decision to rescind new energy efficiency standards for light bulbs will cost consumers at least US$12 billion per year by 2025, while increasing annual greenhouse gas emissions by 34 million tonnes and annual electricity use by 80 billion kilowatt-hours in that year, according to an analysis released this week by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

“In its rush to deregulate, the Trump administration is hurting consumers’ pocketbooks and public health,” ACEEE states in a release. The jump in electricity use will be the equivalent of all household consumption in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

https://theenergymix.com/2019/02/08/trump-light-bulb-efficiency-rollback-to-cost-consumers-12-billion-boost-emissions-by-34-megatonnes-per-year/