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Article: Light at the end of the tunnel?(EDITORIAL)
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- Appliance Design
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- September 1, 2009
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Light bulbs aren't sexy, President Obama conceded, as he announced higher efficiency standards for them, but they are important, given that residential and commercial lighting accounts for 7 percent of U.S. energy consumption. Appliances, too, will be facing stiffer standards, along with other household and business products. According to a report on appliance standards issued by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the strong new standards for the 26 targeted products could slash U.S. energy use by more than 1,900 terawatt hours by 2030, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 7.5 percent over the same time period.
A recent report by McKinsey ...