New energy efficiency rules announced by the Biden Administration went into effect this week, restricting the sale of most incandescent light bulbs. According to The New York Times, it’s estimated that the new measure will help cut carbon dioxide emissions and save Americans collectively nearly $3 billion a year on their utility bills.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis, and commentary on the ban, including its energy efficiency and potential impact on the environment as well as the cost implications. If you would like to speak with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialist Cate Douglass at cdouglass
gwu [dot] edu (cdouglass[at]gwu[dot]edu).
Susan Dudley is director of the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and distinguished professor of practice in the GW Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. She has on served on the National Academy of Sciences committee reviewing DOE’s approach to setting standards. Her areas of expertise include regulatory policy, federal regulatory procedure, benefit-cost analysis, risk assessment, environmental policy, health & safety regulation, and financial market regulation. Dudley has previously written about environmental policy and energy efficiency standards regarding appliances and similar themes in Forbes. She can discuss what impact this measure might actually have on costs for users.
Saniya LeBlanc is an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science and director of GW’s Energy Innovation Research Initiative. LeBlanc’s research lies at the intersection of materials science, energy conversion, and thermal transport. Her areas of expertise include environmental and energy management and economics, finance and cost engineering. She can speak to topics related to energy efficiency and energy equity.
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