In July 2011 The Better Use of Light Bulbs (BULB) failed to increase the efficiency for light bulbs. Therefore, failing to pass the House of Representatives test, as a 2007 law mandating the light bulb efficiency requirements. For example, the government overreaches its authority that light bulls must be 25%-30% more efficient by 2014 and then 60% by 2020.

As BULB wasn’t able to collect enough votes to pass the Republican-controlled House requirements. The conservative lawmakers stated that they would rather have the country invest in a more efficient and worth while project, instead of wasting time and money on unnecessarily and inefficient light bulbs.

However, many companies came out against repealing the increased efficiency standards such as, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and General Electric. As technology improves, newer, more efficient bulbs moving from, Compact Fluorescents to Light-Emitting Diodes which is significantly more expensive but results would only be obvious over a long term saving accrue.

The Department of Energy estimates that the switchover to newer bulbs will, “save American households upward of $50 per year by 2015, or some $6 billion in the aggregate.” The debate kicks-in of whether or not the government should invest in this project or not because the outcomes are not predictable.