A legal stay of the furnace regional standards has been granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The stay deems that the DOE cannot legally enforce regional standards until the litigation is resolved. What does this mean for distributors?
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A rule requiring all nonweatherized gas furnaces in the northern region adhere to a minimum 90 percent AFUE standard beginning May 1 will not be immediately enforced. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in an April 5 statement, declared that enforcement of the rule will not be pursued until the U.S. Court of Appeals rules on a pending lawsuit settlement agreement.
A rule requiring all nonweatherized gas furnaces in the northern region adhere to a minimum 90 percent AFUE standard beginning May 1 will not be immediately enforced.