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Two bills signed into law Wednesday will cut energy consumption, and carbon emissions, for Hawaii and its residents while also reducing costs — win-wins.
Senate Bill 691 authorizes the state energy officer to require minimum energy standards and water efficiencies for certain products, saving an estimated $175 million in utility bills over 25 years. House Bill 192 bans sales of most fluorescent lamps, which contain hazardous mercury; replacing them with energy-efficient LEDs will save a whopping $382 billion in electricity bills by 2050, along with keeping mercury out of Hawaii’s landfills and environment.