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If passed by the Senate and signed by Governor McKee, Rhode Island will join the growing ranks of states transitioning to lighting that's more energy efficient and nontoxic.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rhode Island consumers have the potential to save <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aceee.org\/research-report\/b2202#:~:text=Farewell%20to%20Fluorescent%20Lighting%3A%20How,the%20Climate%2C%20and%20Save%20Money&amp;text=Mercury%2Dfree%20LED%20replacements%20for,lower%20total%20cost%20than%20fluorescents.\">$20 million dollars<\/a> in electricity bill savings in 2030 as a result of phasing out fluorescent bulbs in favor of more efficient LEDs.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cReducing energy waste in lighting will help Rhode Island meet its energy goals,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.ea-test.com\/people\/johanna-neumann\/\">Johanna Neumann<\/a>, Senior Director with Environment America.\u00a0<\/span>","":null}}],"featured_content":[3801]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clean lighting bill clears Rhode Island House<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On June 6th, the Rhode Island House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to phase out inefficient fluorescent lighting. 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