The French government intends to distribute one million LED bulbs

The Connexion According to French media reports, the French government is planning to distribute one million LED bulbs to domestic low-income families.

 The French government intends to distribute one million LED bulbs

Ségolène Royal ecological environment minister proposed that the two can be used for low-income families to exchange incandescent or fluorescent lamp life more durable, less expensive two LED bulbs.

Currently, the Department of Ecology are discussing when to begin such action and state-owned power company Electricite de France (EDF). The first batch of 100,000 is expected to LED lights will begin distribution in October.

According to reports, the French lighting applications accounted for 12% of energy consumption, the equivalent of an hour 56TWh. Energy saving LED bulb has an important significance.

In addition, Royal also plans to replace it with a new lamp out of the seventies and eighties of the last century, the production of thousands of scrap inefficient radiator.

Royal said: “These appliances consume a lot of energy, to bring a heavy burden on the family budget and these measures is to ensure that the law of energy conversion so that people can directly benefit, which is considered a good thing.”

According to reports, most of the funding of the project will be offered by certificats d’économies d’énergie (CEE).