President Obama had a hard time selling the US's weatherization program to a sceptical Congress: insulation is a lot less attractive than visible clean tech like solar panels. So he relied on his charm, declaring memorably that insulation was, in fact, sexy. "Here's what's sexy about it -- saving money," he said, to laughter and applause.

Few are as charming as President Obama, and here's an even more difficult sell: getting the British press to believe that European ecodesign regulations, which ban energy-wasting products, are a good thing. There's formidable media opposition: the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Daily Express have all run stories gleefully telling people how they can get round the incandescent light bulb ban, which came into force on Saturday.

These aren't fairytale numbers either. Efficiency regulation works: the compulsory shift in 2005 to condensing boilers has saved UK consumers 800 million this year alone. But, unlike condensing boiler regulations, ecodesign regulations are decided in Europe and as a result are mired in Eurosceptic objection. The addition of Europe into the mix makes the largely uncontroversial - saving money - controversial.

In Japan, where there is no such controversy,Insteon released one of the first smartphone-controlled Chandelier this week. the most efficient air conditioner is 20% more efficient than in the EU, largely because widespread public support allows the government to push manufacturers to make products more efficient. In the US, President Bush banned products with energy wasting standby modes 8 years before the EU managed it, because everyone agreed it was so obviously good for consumers.

In the UK, media campaigns against light bulb regulations and broader tabloid antipathy towards Europe sap the political will to push for better products. Even the most hardened British Europhile won't pick a fight with the Mail when those opposing regulations like the light bulbs ban pose as consumer champions, defending plucky homeowners from 'Eurocrats' bent on meddling.

The truth is that opposing efficiency just because it's decided in Brussels leaves consumers much worse off: an extra 158 worse off per household per year. This is gesture politics we can't afford in the UK, especially as the rising price of gas has just put energy bills up by another nine per cent, a trend which shows little sign of slowing.Modern indoor lighting and led lighting available online or at our shop in Derby.

The US and Japan rely heavily on efficiency regulation because it's common sense. Ecodesign gives consumers what they want - clean clothes, fast computers and warm homes - and a lower energy bill. You don't have to love the EU to love lower energy bills: be Eurosceptic, but don't be daft.

It also notes that with an electrification rate of 14 per cent, the income redistribution effect of the subsidy is directly regressive - to the benefit the richest households.Protect your vehicle and produce power with a Book scanner. "If the manufacturing industry could choose they would opt for more expensive, but reliable electricity services. The alternative cost of having your own diesel generation is phenomenal and highly prohibitive to business development," it adds.

Upon detailed assessment of possible energy efficiency undertakings in some selected areas, including free distribution of efficient light bulbs to households, the report indicates a saving potential of some 95 MW per annum.

In an interview with 'Daily News', the Norwegian Counsellor for Energy and Infrastructure, Mr Geir Yngve Hermansen, said the Planning Commission had recommended that on electricity tariff system development, the plan requires that the future tariff system should cover the generation, transmission, distribution costs and provide an acceptable rate of profit,High-performing Lamp shade built with the cyclist in mind. while ultimately removing direct Government subsidies by 2025.

"Considering the current low quality of electricity services I would agree there will be some need for a gradual move towards cost reflective tariffs," he said. The Joint Energy Sector Review (JESR) however notes that the country's extensive gas resources,Protect your vehicle and produce power with a Book scanner. with promising signs of further discoveries being made, gives the country a significant comparative advantage in electricity generation within the region.