DOE Wants to ‘Permanently End’ Appliance Efficiency Requirements

Energy Department Wants To End Home Appliance Efficiency Rules

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DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements

A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.

DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards

The Claim On July 2nd, US DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (that replaced the shuttered EERE) sent out an email stating, “U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced the Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to permanently end home appliance and equipment mandates that raise […] The post DOE Claims To “Permanently End Home Appliance” Standards first appeared on LightNOW.