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DOE Announces New Wave of Energy Efficiency Rollbacks – Over a Dozen Product Types Could Be Impacted

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Following the Trump administration’s previously announced commitment to “slash unnecessary red tape and regulations,” the Department of Energy (DOE) proposed a new suite of deregulatory actions that, if successful, will...more

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U.S. Department of Energy Races to Finalize Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards in Waning Days of Biden Administration

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Key Takeaways: What Happened: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making a final push to finalize energy conservation standards and test procedures for a number of categories of consumer, commercial, and...more

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Biden Administration Sets 2028 as the Date to Unplug Sale of Most CFLs Under Energy Efficiency Standards

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The sale of most compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) is set to be phased out in 2028 under recent energy efficiency regulations finalized by the US Department of Energy (DOE). The new energy efficiency standards for...more

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National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building: U.S. Department of Energy Request for Information

The United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (“BTO”) released a Request for Information (“RFI”) to solicit feedback on a draft document titled: ...more

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U.S. Government Plans to Leverage Public-Private Partnerships to Make Federal Buildings More Energy Efficient

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As the nation’s largest energy consumer, the U.S. federal government plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions across its expansive portfolio of more than 350,000 federal buildings. In a pioneering move, the Biden administration...more

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Biden Administration Implements New Energy Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs, Phasing Out Sale of Most Incandescent Bulbs by...

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The Department of Energy (DOE) has adopted two new rules for commonly-used light bulbs which are intended to phase out most incandescent bulbs in favor of LED lightbulbs, which use less energy and last significantly longer. ...more

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The Low-Hanging Fruit of Climate Change – Water and Energy Efficiency Standards – Did the Biden Administration Make Progress?

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In an early 2021 posting, this blog discussed the opportunities presented to the Biden Administration to take its first steps to implementing its Climate Change goals by addressing the Trump Administration’s Department of...more

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President Biden Signs the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

On Monday, November 15, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P. L. 117 – 58), a historic bipartisan piece of legislation that will make available $1.2 trillion in funding for infrastructure...more

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Biden Reverses Trump Energy Efficiency Moves for General Service Lamps

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Key Takeaways: • What Happened: DOE issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adopt revised definitions of general service lamps and general service incandescent lamps, which would impose strict energy efficiency standards...more

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DOE to Review Appliance and Building Energy Efficiency Regulations

Shortly after inauguration, President Joseph R. Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” This sweeping Executive Order...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates – January 2021

As we approach the end of the current 116th Congress on January 3, there has been a flurry of energy-related activity on Capitol Hill as well as with the Biden-Harris presidential transition as President-elect Biden prepares...more

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