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The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is an Act of Congress concerning the energy policy of the United States.
As part of the Democratic Party’s 100-Hour Plan during the 110th Congress, it was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia, it passed in the House without amendment in January 2007.
When the Act was introduced in the Senate in June 2007, it was combined with Senate Bill S. 1419: Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. A revised bill passed both houses on December 18, 2007.
The stated purpose of the act is “to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promoted the Act as a way of lowering energy costs to consumers.
The bill requires roughly 25 percent greater efficiency for light bulbs, phased in from 2012 through 2014. This effectively bans the sale of most current incandescent light bulbs.
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Wanna bet Queen Nancy doesn’t exclusively (or even extensively) use the curly bulbs in her own manse?
The incandescent bulb people have already come out with dodges such as the 95, 55, etc. watt bulb. They skirt the efficiency improvement requirements because they had no counterparts at the baseline time.