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Why Heat Pump Water Heater Day Is Worth Celebrating

Expert BlogUnited StatesEmily Deanne

If you don’t have an HPWH, chances are, your water heater is one of the most inefficient appliances in your home. Gas tank water heaters are only 25 to 60 percent efficient, meaning many waste more than half of the…

DOE to Repeal Illegal Dishwasher Rule

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The Energy Department announced final plans today to withdraw a loophole for dishwashers, clothes washers, and clothes dryers that opened the door to unfettered water and energy waste.

Coalition Urges DOE to Address Delays

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoe Vukovich
The agency must finish repealing harmful Trump-administration efficiency standards regulations to avoid needlessly deferring immense consumer and environmental benefits.

The Show’s Over: Showerhead Efficiency Standard Is Restored

Expert BlogUnited StatesEd Osann
The US Department of Energy finalized a rule this week that eliminates the Trump-era change that allowed for the sale of new multi-nozzle showerhead arrays to bypass the efficiency standard in place for showerheads since 1994.

DOE Proposes Repeal of Illegal Dishwasher Rule

Press ReleaseUnited States
WASHINGTON – The Department of Energy (DOE) today moved to repeal a Trump-era rule that allowed certain new dishwashers to be made and sold without any limits on energy and water consumption.

CA Must Act Now to Adapt to Hotter, Drier Climate

Expert BlogCaliforniaTracy Quinn

We shouldn't wait until our rivers and reservoirs run dry before we start to conserve; we need to save every drop possible now so it will be available to us later.

Power Outages in New Mexico: Why Now and How to Stay Safe

Expert BlogNew MexicoNoah Long

Hot days and climate-fueled disasters are the times we need reliable power the most, yet all too often, that’s when we experience blackouts. Keep reading to learn about why New Mexico is experiencing blackouts, how to prepare and protect your…

Power Outages in Colorado: Why Now and How to Stay Safe

Expert BlogColoradoAriana Gonzalez, Sam Gilchrist

Hot days and climate-fueled disasters are the times we need reliable power the most, yet all too often, that’s when we experience blackouts. Keep reading to learn about why Colorado is experiencing blackouts, how to prepare and protect your family…

New Electric Rates Put Power Back in Californians' Hands

Expert BlogCaliforniaAlejandra Mejia Cunningham, Mohit Chhabra
California’s policy makers and IOUs are now taking action to reward Californians for using electricity at the times when it is cleanest and most plentiful, by introducing time-varying pricing plans.

Biden Reversing Harmful Efficiency Rule

Expert BlogUnited StatesJoe Vukovich
Important changes to the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program will help save consumers money and keep pollution out of our air.

Strong Start on Energy Efficiency for Biden Administration

Expert BlogJoe Vukovich
The president’s Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis directs agencies to review a number of harmful actions taken during the Trump administration, including several involving efficiency—led by changing the…

NRDC Sues DOE Over Illegal Dishwasher Rule

Expert BlogJoe Vukovich
The Trump administration is continuing its assault on common-sense energy efficiency standards to the last, this time fabricating a new loophole for dishwashers that opens the door to unfettered water and energy waste. The Department of Energy (DOE) created a…