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Solid-state lighting & energy-efficient products get stimulus boost
July 2, 2009
President Obama and Secretary Chu announced a $346 million investment from the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,” otherwise known as the U.S. economic stimulus package, to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of energy efficient technologies in all major types of commercial buildings, in addition to new and existing homes and save Americans billions of dollars annually.