STATEMENT: NEMA Expresses Concern Over Senate Committee Approval of LIT Act

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Will Hupman today expressed concerns with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's approval of S.1568, the Liberating Incandescent Technology (LIT) Act of 2025.

"With congressional direction, support and more than two decades of research at U.S. national laboratories, America's lighting manufacturers have transformed their products and manufacturing processes to meet growing demand for more efficient and affordable electric lighting, particularly light-emitting diodes (LEDs). These advances have delivered hundreds of billions of kilowatt-hours in energy savings for American households and businesses, helping lower utility costs while reducing strain on the nation's electrical grid.

"Today, the electroindustry is concerned that this significant investment and progress could be undermined. Repealing the U.S. Department of Energy's lighting standards, as the LIT Act would do, could erode the energy savings consumers have come to expect, increase demand on an already challenged electric grid, and create uncertainty for manufacturers that have invested heavily in developing and producing more efficient lighting technologies.

"If signed into law, the LIT Act would trigger significant business uncertainty and could lead to the American market getting flooded with low-quality, underperforming, and potentially unsafe products that have not been subjected to appropriate safety testing and certification.

"Recognizing this, NEMA will continue to work with Congress to demonstrate both the value of LED technology and how rolling back standards harms business certainty and eliminates energy savings."

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