Swordsmyth
08-26-2019, 06:22 PM
Some appliance manufacturers are pushing back against an energy efficiency testing proposal from the Department of Energy (DOE) designed to benefit the industry.
The agency currently sets forth how companies must test their products to determine whether they meet energy efficiency standards, but under the new proposal, companies would be able to develop their own testing procedures.
The rule would apply to everything from refrigerator motors to air conditioners to lightbulbs.
“Carrier thinks this is bad policy as it opens the door for bad actors to abuse the system and introduce and/or misrepresent underperforming products into the marketplace,” the air conditioning and refrigeration company wrote in comments to the Energy Department earlier this month that were reviewed by The Hill.
Under the department’s proposal, companies would be allowed to used whatever testing procedure they propose, so long as the agency doesn’t respond within 30 days.
Major manufacturers of lighting, home appliances and plumbing products were largely supportive of the plan, saying the 30-day timeline would provide certainty to companies and speed up operations at the agency, according to a joint letter from associations representing the three industries.
But some companies expressed concern the process could give less scrupulous companies a competitive edge.
More at: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/458875-manufacturers-oppose-energy-efficiency-testing-rule-designed-to
The agency currently sets forth how companies must test their products to determine whether they meet energy efficiency standards, but under the new proposal, companies would be able to develop their own testing procedures.
The rule would apply to everything from refrigerator motors to air conditioners to lightbulbs.
“Carrier thinks this is bad policy as it opens the door for bad actors to abuse the system and introduce and/or misrepresent underperforming products into the marketplace,” the air conditioning and refrigeration company wrote in comments to the Energy Department earlier this month that were reviewed by The Hill.
Under the department’s proposal, companies would be allowed to used whatever testing procedure they propose, so long as the agency doesn’t respond within 30 days.
Major manufacturers of lighting, home appliances and plumbing products were largely supportive of the plan, saying the 30-day timeline would provide certainty to companies and speed up operations at the agency, according to a joint letter from associations representing the three industries.
But some companies expressed concern the process could give less scrupulous companies a competitive edge.
More at: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/458875-manufacturers-oppose-energy-efficiency-testing-rule-designed-to