Five members of Congress from Arizona are seeking to postpone the implementation of new energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps.
A pair of recent bills are aimed at fixing a technicality that has left the owners of some small businesses without the types of water heaters needed for their operations.
Two new bills pending in the U.S. Senate are designed to speed the electrification of HVAC systems, decrease the amount of fossil fuels used in buildings, and cut carbon emissions.
American heat pump manufacturing got a boost earlier this month through a White House order aimed at phasing down reliance on foreign energy due to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The DOE is investing up to $6 million in research and design to lay the groundwork for more geothermal heating and cooling systems at federal facilities.
Contractors face growing crime rates; Siemens and Rehau cease operations in Russia; upcoming 2023 DOE efficiency standards, pandemic, and supply chain issues add pressure to some manufacturers; rising HFC prices predicted to hit food retailers hard.
For many manufacturers, higher efficiency systems have been in the works for a while, but the 2023 DOE standards, pandemic, and current supply chain issues have added pressure.