Nearly Two Dozen Efficiency Standards Likely Slowed After SCC Ruling

March 3, 2022
An industry group is pressing the Department of Energy (DOE) to halt work on a pending energy efficiency standard for manufactured houses because a proposed version of the rule relied on the social cost of carbon (SCC) metric that has been blocked in court, a request that highlights possible barriers for nearly two dozen other DOE rulemakings. “[T]his entire matter, consistent with Judge Cain's ruling and applicable law, must be withdrawn from further consideration and reconsidered by DOE, [from the...


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