Ends some energy efficiency rules for furnaces and water heaters, and limits future government standards.
This bill would limit the Department of Energy's ability to create new energy efficiency standards for household appliances and commercial equipment. It would immediately void some recent standards for furnaces and commercial water heaters. It also sets stricter requirements for how the government must consider costs and consumer needs when proposing any future energy-saving rules.
Today, the Department of Energy can set energy efficiency standards for many products following certain procedures, and states have some flexibility to create their own rules. If this bill becomes law, specific recent energy efficiency standards for furnaces and commercial water heaters would be canceled. The Department of Energy would also face much stricter requirements for creating any future standards, and state and local governments would have less power to set their own energy efficiency rules or restrict fuel types for covered products.
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