California's updated light bulb efficiency standards to take effect

A federal judge on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, allowed California's updated light bulb efficiency standards to take effect

with the new year Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller of Sacramento rejected a petition

from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the American Lighting Association to temporarily

block new minimum efficiency standards for light bulbs that were adopted by the California Energy Commission

in November. California can start enforcing its new efficiency standards for light bulbs,

over industry objections, while fighting the Trump administration’s attempt to roll back

similar standards for the rest of the nation, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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