House Republicans Float Overhaul Of DOE’s Appliance Efficiency Program

House Republicans are floating a series of bills that would overhaul the Energy Department’s (DOE) appliance efficiency standards program, including provisions that would set a higher bar for issuing tougher efficiency requirements while opening a first-time pathway to remove current standards. Lawmakers and witnesses at a Sept. 16 hearing discussed the bills, including Rep. Rick Allen’s (R-GA) H.R. 4626 , the “Don’t Mess With My Home Appliances Act,” which would make major changes to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act...