The United States is how to promote energy-efficient lighting?

The United States is the world's largest energy consumer, lighting electricity consumption accounts for 20% of its electricity. Over the past decade, the U.S. government has been trying to save energy, but the effect is not large, until 2005 there have been significant progress. The United States to promote energy-saving lighting history and measures for China's energy sector and energy saving products manufacturing industry may have some reference value.

First, the impact of the United States three reasons for the promotion of energy-saving lighting

The United States to promote the work of energy-saving lighting, over a long period of hot and cold state of civil government, mainly due to the "social force of habit" mischief, generally have the following three reasons: one is the American connivance of consumption, the concept of conservation has never been strong. The cost of electricity in the United States is not a small proportion of the cost of production and consumption, which reduces people's awareness of the value of electricity. Many people believe that a month's electricity is also a few cups of coffee money, not a good calculation, if we focus on energy saving, the United States can save energy costs. Two is the United States power supply is relatively sufficient. The United States national power, there is almost no blackout phenomenon, enterprises and residents of the "energy shortage" lack of experience, the electricity far not as sensitive to the price of gasoline, which reduces the people need the consciousness of saving. Three is the high cost of labor in the United states. Enterprises to replace the old incandescent lamp energy saving labor costs, often much higher than the cost of buying bulbs. In the United States, there are licenses to join the union of professional electricians, hourly wages of up to tens of dollars, so in the case of the original incandescent is not damaged, business owners do not want to specifically replace. Ordinary residents also only in the lamp is broken, when there is no replacement incandescent lamp, will consider changing the use of energy-saving lamps, and the United States home storage room and often have several dozen spare bulb. Therefore, we rarely save money and energy to buy energy-saving lamps to replace the original incandescent.

Two, the United States to promote energy-saving lighting thinking and focus

In order to promote energy-saving lighting, in view of the "social forces", the United States has taken a series of measures targeted.

First of all, in the developed countries such as the United States, people's environmental awareness is relatively strong, pay more attention to social responsibility. Therefore, the emphasis on the social value of energy-saving and honor, often more than just how much money can be effective propaganda.

In addition, the United States has a strong desire for new products, as long as the product has outstanding new features, people have a strong bearing on the price. So the United States to invest in new energy saving lighting technology research, to promote the industrialization of new technology applications, and try to adapt to the formation of long-term habits.

The most important thing is that the rule of law in the United States is a strong sense of society, many of the things that need social attention, once the legislation, there is a corresponding supervision of law enforcement. For lighting power, the U.S. government does not stay in the principle of the call and hope, but to develop a workable bill, clear objectives and responsibilities. When it is determined that the time limit for the sale of the old incandescent lamp in the market will be strictly controlled, the general factory will stop production of the old products three years ago, and develop new products.

Also, the promotion of energy-saving lighting, is to focus on the industrial and commercial enterprises, organizations of this kind of lighting power consumption, and the company engaged in the design, construction and renovation of the old Cheng Jianxin building, because households rely on replacement of incandescent lamp, will be a very long process.

Three, to promote the "Energy Star", advocate social responsibility

(Energy Star) (ENERGY STAR) is the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of energy cooperation projects, from the beginning of the implementation of. It is energy saving and environmental protection for the purpose of promoting the use of energy-saving environmentally friendly consumer goods. It advocates the enterprise and the social responsibility of citizens, to energy conservation and environmental protection as the honor, willing to participate in, not a mandatory measures.

"Energy Star" program, the establishment of various types of energy consuming products and constantly update the detailed energy efficiency standards, in line with energy-saving standards for manufacturers, distributors awarded "Energy Star" signs. Its products range from lighting, building materials, home appliances, as well as a variety of energy and environmental related industries. After years of promotion, the "Energy Star" has become the core vocabulary and sign such symbols, it not only authority created a number of "trustworthy" brand energy-saving lamps, and through multiple channels of public service activities, effectively promote all kinds of energy-saving lamps (lamp) used in the United states. In the following article, we will give a detailed introduction to the classification of energy saving lighting products, performance standards, and how to verify the contents of the "Energy Star".

High quality CFL compact energy-saving light bulbs than the general incandescent bulbs to save electricity by 75%, the heat generated only incandescent bulbs of 25%, life expectancy is longer than incandescent bulbs of up to ten times. It is currently the most widely accepted energy-saving lighting products in the United States, because of its spiral socket can be matched with the traditional incandescent lamp holder, replacement is convenient and fast, in line with people's habits. Therefore, to encourage consumers to use energy-saving lamps, expand the market share of CFL energy saving bulbs, it has become the star of energy, the center of the work and performance indicators.

According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that an energy star to achieve the standard energy-saving bulbs, in the course of its use, the average user can save more than 30 U.S. dollars (the higher the cost of electricity, the greater the savings). The average household in the United States uses about 30 pieces of light, and if each family has only one light bulb or lamp replacement, the whole country can