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Consumer Information
- CFA and CU Guide to Buying New Light Bulbs, 12/29/11. (PDF)
- Save Money & Save the Environment: A Consumer Guide to Buying Energy Efficient Products For the Home, 06/12/03. (PDF)
Press Releases
- CFA and CU Release New Consumer Light Bulb Guide, 12/29/11. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds DOE’s New Regional Efficiency Standards for Air Conditioners and Furnaces and Upgrade of Heat Pump Standards, 06/10/11. (PDF)
- CFA Calls on the Senate to Pass Appliance Efficiency Standards and to Resist Repeal of Lighting Standards, 03/10/11. (PDF)
- Americans Want Appliances Standards to Drive Down Cost of Home Energy, 03/08/11. (PDF)
- Enhanced Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Standards Can Save Consumers $200 Billion per Year by 2030, 05/21/09. (PDF)
- In Response to Significant, Upcoming Pepco Rate Increase, CFA Releases List of 10 Ways For DC Consumers To Reduce Electricity Bills, 02/06/05. (Read More)
- Extreme Cold Weather Forcing Consumers to Pay More in Heating Costs--CFA Releases 10 Tips to Reduce Home Energy Bills, 01/30/04. (Read More)
Studies
- CFA Appliance Efficiency Report, 03/08/11. (PDF)
- Building on the Success of Energy Efficiency Programs to Ensure an Affordable Energy Future: State By State Savings on Residential Utility Bills, 02/23/10. (PDF)
- A Consumer Analysis of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Standards: The Cornerstone of Consumer-Friendly Energy/Environmental Policy, 05/20/09. (PDF)
Testimony and Comments
- CFA Joins in Comments to DOE Urging Action to Advance New Lighting Standards, 05/13/2013. (PDF)
- CFA Files Comments with the California Energy Commission about Participating in the Development of Appliance Efficiency Measures, 05/08/2013. (PDF)
- CFA Joins in Additional Comments to the FTC on the EnergyGuide, 03/05/2013. (PDF)
- CFA amd NCLC Letter to ENERGY STAR Regarding Version 6.0 Draft 2 Computer Specification, 01/18/2013. (PDF)
- CFA Joins Coalition in Comments to DOE on Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers, 07/16/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Urge DOE to Review Cost-effectiveness Analysis for Energy Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers, 06/21/12. (PDF)
- Comments Regarding Proposed Rulemaking: Equipment Noncompliant With Applicable Energy Inadmissibility of Consumer Products and Industrial, 06/04/12. (PDF)
- Comments Regarding Proposed Rulemaking for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies, 06/04/12. (PDF)
- CFA Recommends FTC Improve EnergyGuide Label to Provide Better Energy and Cost Information to Consumers, 05/22/12. (PDF)
- CFA and NCLC Letter to DOE Regarding Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces, Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 10/17/11. (PDF)
- CFA Comments to DOE on Set Top Boxes and Network Equipment as a Covered Consumer Product, 09/22/11. (PDF)
- CFA Comments to DOE on Equipment Price Forecasting for Refrigerators, Refrigerator-freezers and Freezers, 03/24/11. (PDF)
- CFA Testimony on Appliance Efficiency Standards Legislation, 03/10/11. (PDF)
- CFA Outlines Consumer Priorities for Lame Duck Session to Senate, 11/17/10. (PDF)
- CFA Outlines Consumer Priorities for Lame Duck Session to House, 11/17/10. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups' Comment Letter on Water Heater Energy Conservation Standards, 03/18/10. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking for Lighting Products, 06/04/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation Urges Passage of House Energy Bill H.R. 3220, 08/02/07. (PDF)