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Department of Energy Rollback of Light Bulb Standards Will Cost Consumer Millions

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately abandon its proposal to roll back the lighting efficiency standards adopted in January 2017.

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New Report Tackles Energy System Inequities, Opportunities During the Clean Energy Transition

March 5, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2019 Despite using the least energy, households with the least means are shouldering the greatest energy burdens WASHINGTON ― A new report, “Reversing Energy Systems Inequity: Urgency and Opportunity During the Clean Energy Transition,” examines fundamental inequities of our current energy landscape, which can lead to dangerous repercussions, and the…

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Advocates Applaud CFPB’s Intention to Deal with PACE Loan Program Abuses

March 4, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2019 Consumer Advocates Urge Strong Consumer Protections for Borrowers of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans WASHINGTON– Today, advocates at the National Consumer Law Center applauded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for taking its first step in initiating a rulemaking to curtail consumer abuses in the PACE loan program and…

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Reversing Energy System Inequity: Urgency and Opportunity During the Clean Energy Transition

March 6, 2019

Families in America with the least means pay disproportionately more for their electricity, sometimes lacking basic access to service altogether. It’s a fundamental inequity of our current energy landscape, and one that can lead to dangerous repercussions. It’s also a challenge we can absolutely address, and the sweeping changes transforming the power sector today are…

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Department of Energy Rollback of Light Bulb Standards Will Cost Consumer Millions

New Report Tackles Energy System Inequities, Opportunities During the Clean Energy Transition

Advocates Applaud CFPB’s Intention to Deal with PACE Loan Program Abuses

Reversing Energy System Inequity: Urgency and Opportunity During the Clean Energy Transition

Support NCLC