US EditionTrump overturns Biden-era efficiency rules for household and commercial appliances
- On May 9, 2025, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders in the White House to roll back Biden-era energy regulations for household and commercial appliances.
- These actions followed Biden bills passed in the final days of his administration, which the Trump administration argues hurt ordinary Americans by imposing strict efficiency standards.
- The signed bills repeal regulations on gas water heaters, commercial refrigerators, and walk-in coolers, introduced by Republican lawmakers including Reps. Gary Palmer, Andrew Clyde, Craig Goldman, Ashley Moody, and Stephanie Bice.
- Trump highlighted the importance of reversing the changes so that people can return to living ordinary, fulfilling lives during the signing ceremony.
- The rescinded standards had reduced energy use by 13% for water heaters and saved consumers and businesses billions, but the administration seeks to use all lawful authority to further weaken related regulations.
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Trump Moves to Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards
President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.” In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets … make bathroom appliances more expensive and less functional.” “‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances like clothes washers and dishwashers…
As Federal Incentive Rollbacks Loom, Could the Heat Pump Revolution Stall Out? - Inside Climate News
Buoyed by billions of dollars in IRA money for electric appliances, advocates are pressing for clean energy in American homes. What happens if Trump pulls the plug?By Kyle BagenstosePHILADELPHIA—It was an unseasonably warm spring day, and Jackie Robinson was keen to show off a machine that many climate advocates say is the cooling technology of the future.
Trump’s four-word question to aide amid bill signing raises alarm bells
US president Donald Trump has raised alarm among his critics after asking aides what predecessor Joe Biden did on the issue of energy efficiency for walk-in freezers and coolers, just as he was about to sign the legislation into law. House Resolution 24 concerns the disapplication of 'energy conservation standards' for the walk-in storage.
Donald Trump takes aim at more water and energy efficiency standards
Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Friday afternoon directing the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken regulations for water and energy efficiency for dishwashers and washing machines. The action also includes water use standards for showers, faucets, toilets, and urinals. It closes out a week of attacks on policies meant to save Americans money by incentivizing manufacturers to make produ…
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