Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
President Bush signs the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, at the Energy Department in Washington on December 19, 2007.
What’s in the new energy law?
- Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) – Raises average fleet fuel-economy standards for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
- Renewable fuels – Expands the renewable fuels standard to 9 billion gallons in 2008 and increases it to 36 billion gallons by 2022.
- Biofuels - Requires the US to produce 21 billion gallons of advanced biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol.
- Light bulbs – Increases national efficiency standards of light bulbs by 30 percent and phases out most types of incandescent bulbs by 2012-14.
- Green buildings – Mandates that federal buildings renovated or newly constructed in 2010 reduce their fossil-fuel-generated consumption by 55 percent in 2010 and 100 percent by 2030.
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