The Trump administration is set to unveil a sweeping overhaul of federal appliance efficiency rules that officials say will end ‘overly restrictive’ appliance mandates, restore consumer choice, and block future federal crackdowns on gas stoves, fluorescent lightbulbs, HVAC systems, and other household appliances.
Restoring Consumer Choice
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Fox News Digital, ‘In America, you should be able to choose between a drying machine that takes multiple cycles to dry your clothes and one that does it on the first try — unfortunately, past administrations thought otherwise.’ The Department of Energy is expected to propose a sweeping rewrite of federal appliance regulations that would change how energy-efficiency standards are written, creating what the Trump administration says is a permanent safeguard against future efforts to regulate household appliances.
Officials said previous Obama and Biden administrations interpreted Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) standards as requiring increasingly stringent efficiency standards that made some appliances more expensive or less functional. The proposal is open for public comment for 30 days before being made an official rule.
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