Contact: Ben Somberg, 202-658-8129, bsomberg@aceee.org
Energy-saving standards for new appliances and equipment are generally required to be updated every eight years, but most are long overdue. Federal regulators are getting them back on track.
Washington, DC—Consumer, energy efficiency, environmental, and utility stakeholders welcomed a significantly strengthened federal efficiency standard for home furnaces Friday.
Washington—Consumer, climate, and health advocates called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Thursday to promptly finalize the water heater efficiency standards it proposed this July. The groups submitted a letter signed by more than 140 organizations and more than 12,000 letters and petition signatures from members of the public supporting the proposal.
Contacts
ASAP: Ben Somberg, bsomberg@aceee.org, 202-658-8129
AHAM: Jill Notini, jnotini@aham.org, 202-872-5955 x 318
NRDC: Emily Deanne, edeanne@nrdc.org, 202-717-8288
Energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters proposed by the Department of Energy (DOE) today would significantly reduce utility costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Washington, DC—Key product manufacturer, consumer, energy efficiency, and environmental stakeholders welcomed new federal efficiency standards for home water heaters today.
