President Obama ordered the Department of Energy on Thursday to set tough new energy-efficiency standards for a broad range of home appliances, from dishwashers and ovens to lamps and air conditioners.
That's a sharp break from Bush administration policy. It's also the latest sign Obama plans to move aggressively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He's already pushed to double renewable energy in five years and boost fuel efficiency in vehicles.
Although final rules have yet to be issued, Obama indicated Thursday that appliance standards would be dramatically tightened.
He estimated that over 30 years, they'd save Americans $500 billion in electric bills and the amount of energy produced in two years by all coal-fired power plants in the U.S. "This will save consumers money, this will spur innovations, and this will conserve tremendous amounts of energy," Obama said.
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