A proposed settlement in the regional energy-efficiency standards lawsuit would exempt nonweatherized gas furnaces from the law, thus eliminating a May 1, 2013 requirement that would mandate 90-percent AFUE furnaces in the North, and 80-percent AFUE furnaces in the Southeast and Southwest.
The American Public Gas Association (APGA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have filed a settlement agreement with the court in the ongoing lawsuit over regional efficiency standards.
Fun in the sun with the correct mix of business and pleasure was on the agenda when the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) traveled to Palm Springs, Calif., and hosted its highest attended annual meeting to date, as more than 600 people attended the three-day conference.
A 30-day mediation period has passed and the discussions have yet to yield a resolution, leaving the HVACR industry on hold regarding a decision on the pending regional energy-efficiency standards lawsuit.
Barring any changes stemming from the pending lawsuit against the Department of Energy (DOE), the new regional efficiency standards for residential furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pumps are scheduled to become effective May 1, 2013. What does that mean for you?
A recent
Department of Energy (DOE) announcement could leave millions of dollars of HVAC
inventory stranded in warehouses. The DOE announced on July 2 that residential
HVAC appliances regulated under the pending regional efficiency standards
(non-weatherized gas furnaces, mobile home gas furnaces, and non-weatherized
oil furnaces) must be installed no later than May 1, 2013. Weatherized gas
furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps will follow the same rules,
with a Jan. 1, 2015 compliance date. What effect could this law have?
As of now, the sole mode of enforcement for the pending regional energy efficiency standards will come in the form of a new-look Energy Guide sticker. While DOE may ultimately move forward with another enforcement proposal, the only one being put into motion at this time is an alteration to the FTC’s Energy Guide labels.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), requesting an 18-month extension for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces from the proposed May 1, 2013 implementation date set for the amended federal minimum efficiency standards.
In response to the direct final rule establishing regional efficiency standards for residential central a/c, heat pumps, and furnaces, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed rule on new labeling requirements. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that it has submitted comments on the proposed rule.
In a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has requested an 18-month extension of the May 1, 2013 effective date for new regional efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces.
