The proposals would introduce performance standards that are higher than regulations currently in place in either the US or EU.
Switching to more efficient lighting can save a household around £2,000 to £3,000 over the lifetime of the bulbs, depending on the size of the home.
The EU instituted a ban on the sale of halogen bulbs in 2018 and the UK is banning high-energy fluorescent lightbulbs from September 2023.
The higher standards being proposed would see only the most energy-efficient light bulbs, such as ones powered by low-energy-use LEDs, available in shops.
LEDs are capable of turning about 70 per cent of their energy into light which makes them much more efficient than other bulbs, which waste a lot of energy by turning it into heat.
It only takes a 6-watt LED bulb to produce the amount of light that a 40-watt incandescent does, and their lower temperature also makes them safer to operate.
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