Natural Gas Groups Launch Lawsuit Over DOE Furnace Efficiency Rule

Natural gas trade associations and an appliance manufacturer are launching suit over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) efficiency standards for consumer furnaces, the second of two cases testing industry’s argument that DOE cannot legally phase out less-efficient “non-condensing” appliances. DOE’s final furnace rule was published in the Federal Register Dec. 18, and the gas groups filed their lawsuit over the measure the same day in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The petition for...