Incandescent light bulbs live on as Trump Administration rolls back more energy efficiency guidelines


The Trump administration announced Friday that it would block a rule designed to phase out older incandescent bulbs and require Americans to use energy-efficient light bulbs. In announcing the move, the secretary of energy, Dan Brouillette, who is a former auto lobbyist, said the administration had chosen “to protect consumer choice by ensuring that the American people do not pay the price for unnecessary overregulation from the federal government.”



The rule in question was set to phase out the use of inefficient incandescent light bulbs on January 1, 2020 through the imposition of  stringent energy efficiency standards initially crafted in 2007 under the administration of President George W. Bush.  

Regarding the measure, The New York Times quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “The new bulb is many times more expensive, and I hate to say it, it doesn’t make you look as good,” adding, “We’re bringing back the old light bulb.”

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