Trump rolls back regulations on energy-saving lightbulbs

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. When I moved into a "new" house five years ago

(built in 1961), I looked at the previous owner's electric bill. The house is large, and had incandescent lights in all rooms (70 bulbs, plus floods), and a vintage 1980s thermostat. In the Summer months, he was burning 1.5-2.2 MWh of electricity a month (1,500-2,200 kWh) running the lights, A/C. etc. I replaced all the bulbs with LEDs, put in a smart thermostat, and installed smart switches in all the rooms. My Summer bill has not exceeded 1MWh (1,000 kWh). Oh, and my electrical load also covers two EVs, which his didn't.

Conservation/efficiency is cheap, and can make a massive impact on your energy use and cost.