August 17, 2009 at 6:00 am by Luanne Bradley
Updated Fed Appliance Standards Save Billions While Cutting Energy
The Department of Energy was asleep at the wheel, but tough new national appliance standards for 26 common household and business products during President Obama’s term could slash total U.S. electricity use by over 1,900 terawatt hours (1.9 trillion kilowatt hours) by 2030.
The savings to the consumers and businesses: Over $123 billion.
This was the findings of a report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP). It figures the standards will make a huge contribution to our efforts …
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