WHY ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Energy savings by 2020 from recently adopted fluorescent light tube standards: 58 billion kilowatt-hours a year - enough to power 5 million U.S. households.
Potential energy savings by 2030 from all appliance standards under review by the Department of Energy: 165 billion kilowatt-hours a year
Potential cost savings on energy bills: $16 billion a year
New dirty power plants that won't be needed: 200 plants @ 300 megawatts each
Global warming CO2 emissions eliminated each year: 150 million metric tons
Jobs created by adoption of a national efficiency standard requiring a 15% cut in electricity use and 10% cut in natural gas use: 222,000
