Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing efficiency standards for appliances and water fixtures that would help cut utility costs over time. Annual utility bill savings would approach $291 million by 2035, and total consumer savings could reach $7.7 billion by 2050. www.thecooldown.com/green-home/p...

Pennsylvania appliance, fixture standards could save $291 million a year on utility bills

Pennsylvania lawmakers are weighing efficiency standards for appliances and water fixtures that advocates say would help cut utility costs over time.

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The Senate ENR Committee heard testimony on S.5338 last week, which would create more obstacles to setting a new efficiency standard, like adding more steps to the process of approving a new standard and also make it easier to cancel old ones. insideclimatenews.org/news/1609202...

A New Bill Could Help Obstruct Future Energy Efficiency Standards for Home Appliances—and Repeal Old Ones - Inside Climate News

Legislation the Senate is considering would make it “essentially impossible” to set new standards, said one advocate.

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"A Department of Energy proposal that would set hurdles for updating efficiency standards for appliances and equipment should be withdrawn, as consumer, environmental, and health organizations argued in a series of comment letters to the agency." appliance-standards.org/document/ene...

California's new standards will ensure that replacement tires are as efficient as the ones on new cars. That will save drivers at the pump. It's an affordability win.

Efficiency standards are a common sense, money-saving solution. The CEC voted to approve first-in-the-nation tire efficiency standards that will save Californians $1B a year. How? Tire chemistry allows tires to roll more efficiently, which uses less gas, saves money & improves air quality. CONT'D

@consumerfed.bsky.social joined consumer, environmental, and health advocates to celebrate the @calenergy.bsky.social's adoption of first-in-the-nation efficiency standards for replacement tires. "We welcome CEC's adoption of this long-awaited regulation." consumerfed.org/news/press-r...

Article - CFA and Consumer and Environmental Organizations Applaud and Support California Energy Commission’s Fuel-Saving Tire Efficiency Standards | Consumer Federation of America

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Big efficiency win: landmark standards will ensure replacement tires are as efficient as those found on new cars.

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California’s new tire efficiency rules could save drivers $1B a year

Californians win with new standards ensuring replacement tires are as efficient as the ones on new cars: 💰 Saves $1 billion (each year!) in fuel costs 🛞 Preserves "safety, performance, and innovation” says major tire maker 🌤️ Reduces air pollution

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A bill introduced last week by Sen. Mike Lee would make it virtually impossible for DOE to update energy efficiency standards for equipment and would give the executive branch new powers that could be used to weaken or revoke existing standards. appliance-standards.org/document/sen...

See SEEC's full press release here: seec.house.gov/media/press-...

SEEC Building Resilient Housing Task Force Leads Call to Protect DOE’s Cost-Saving, Energy-Efficiency Program

Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA) and Johnny Olszewski (MD), along with 37 of ...

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Today, SEEC's Building Resilient Housing Task Force Co-Chairs @congressmin.bsky.social & @repjohnnyo.bsky.social, with 37 colleagues, sent a letter to DOE Secretary Chris Wright opposing a recently proposed rule that will make it substantially harder to adopt new cost-saving, efficiency standards.

Improving energy efficiency in buildings, transportation, and industry in the U.S. could save about $4.8 trillion in energy and related costs in the next decades—equivalent to almost $31,000 per household. Our new report⬇️ https://www.aceee.org/efficiency-saves

A proposed rule announced by the Trump administration today would create roadblocks for future administrations updating efficiency standards for appliances and equipment, putting major cost-saving advances at risk. appliance-standards.org/document/doe...

As more Americans struggle with rising energy bills, new research from @aceee.org shows that utility efficiency programs are underserving the households most in need of relief from increased costs. www.aceee.org/research-rep...

Bridging the Equity Gap for Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

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ASAP's new supplemental policy analysis estimates potential state-by-state impacts from the next round of updates to federal appliance standards, including bill savings and reductions in peak demand, air pollution, and water use. appliance-standards.org/more-savings...

“The circuit court already found that the standards are legally sound, and there’s no reason that should change now just because the current administration opposes them. The facts of the case are fundamentally unchanged.” -Andrew deLaski, ASAP www.facilitiesdive.com/news/supreme...

Non-condensing furnace, water heater ban goes back to appeals court. What’s next?

The top court agreed with the Trump administration that Biden-era rules effectively eliminating non-condensing gas furnaces and water heaters from the market are based on an incomplete legal review.

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The benefits of energy efficiency investments go well beyond just raw economic output; they increase national energy sovereignty and independence, and protect consumers and businesses from higher energy prices. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/07/o...

Energy efficiency is also a nation-building project

The prime minister has made building his overarching political goal. But when it comes to energy, saving might be even more important.

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Clean power and energy efficiency have slowed, but not stopped, the growth of emissions from the world's buildings.

Global Building Emissions Tick Up as Urbanization Accelerates

Gains in energy efficiency aren’t enough to offset the impact of new construction as built-up areas expand.

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Nearly half of US children are breathing dangerous levels of air pollution, a new report from @LungAssociation warns -- amid Trump EPA’s expansive rollback of environmental protections "Now is the time to strengthen air pollution standards, but EPA is doing the opposite"

NEW: Governor @abigailspanberger.com has joined the Alliance, making Virginia the newest member of our coalition! Already, the Governor is restoring Virginia’s climate leadership, taking action to unlock affordable clean energy & create good-paying jobs. ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...

Building energy codes have saved U.S. families and businesses billions of dollars in recent decades by ensuring new homes and buildings become increasingly energy efficient. A new proposal from the body that develops model codes threatens to upend that.

Building Energy Codes Could Weaken Under New Plan, Raising Bills

New proposal would allow efficiency requirements to stagnate—or even weaken—raising long-term energy costs

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Administrator Lee Zeldin claims his agency can’t regulate greenhouse gases without congressional approval -- but many lawyers and policy experts disagree. www.eenews.net/articles/the...

These two laws give agencies authority to regulate CO2 — if they want to

Administrator Lee Zeldin says his agency can't regulate greenhouse gases without congressional approval. Some legal experts disagree.

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"Modern appliances, such as new refrigerators, use significantly less electricity than older models. These energy savings eventually cover the initial price difference and reduce your overall household expenses." www.cnet.com/home/conside...

How Much Can a New Fridge Actually Save You? The Surprising Truth About Energy

We did the math: Here's how much a new fridge model can save you over one that's a decade old.

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Env. America published a new resource in collaboration w/ the PIRG Right to Repair team--a survey of appliance repair technicians re: factors contributing to declines in product durability. Efficiency requirements ranked near the very bottom, unsurprisingly! environmentamerica.org/articles/rep...

Repair techs explain why appliances aren’t lasting as long

Opponents of energy efficiency standards have claimed that they make our appliances less durable. What do the experts think?

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“Weakening these standards will contribute to higher energy costs for everyday consumers. Efficiency rules are incredibly popular because they save families money on their utility bills.” -Dylan Jaff, sustainability policy analyst at @consumerreports.org www.utilitydive.com/news/house-b...

House passes bills to weaken DOE’s appliance efficiency program, repeal home rebates

Consumer advocates lamented the votes. “Efficiency rules are incredibly popular because they save families money on their utility bills,” said Dylan Jaff at Consumer Reports.

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"These bills are a step backward for people who are already struggling with rising energy costs. By gutting efficiency standards and undermining consumer savings and rebate programs, these bills would lock households into higher bills." @sierraclub.org www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

Yesterday the House passed H.R. 4626, which would raise utility bills by handing the executive branch new powers to undo efficiency standards for appliances & equipment and reducing the Department of Energy’s ability to strengthen standards in the future. appliance-standards.org/document/hou...

Ahead of House Vote, Consumer Groups Warn H.R. 4626 Threatens Consumer Savings. Without existing standards, the typical US household would have spent an additional $6,000 on utility bills over the past decade. advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_releas...

Ahead of House Vote, Consumer Groups Warn H.R. 4626 Threatens Consumer Savings - CR Advocacy

Proposal could weaken appliance efficiency standards, raising utility bill costs for households across America. Washington, D.C. – The US House is expected to vote this…

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"A bipartisan majority of the Pennsylvania House on Monday approved legislation that supporters say could quietly reshape household budgets and energy use across the Commonwealth, advancing minimum efficiency standards for a range of appliances sold in the state." www.mychesco.com/a/news/gover...

Pa. House Advances Appliance Efficiency Bill, Promising Billions in Savings - MyChesCo

HARRISBURG, PA — A bipartisan majority of the Pennsylvania House on Monday approved legislation that supporters say could quietly reshape household budgets and energy use across the Commonwealth, adva...

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Energy Star--the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances & electronics--has survived the Trump administration’s plans to cut it, as of now. But the federal appliance standards program and other important EE measures remain under attack. apnews.com/article/clim...

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.

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