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Dishwashers Final Rule News (5/14/2012)

New Clothes Washer and Dishwasher Standards Will Save Consumers Loads of Money, Protect the Environment
Most Efficient Products Also Best at Cleaning

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2012): Energy and water efficiency standards released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will deliver clothes washers that use as much as 35 percent less energy and water and dishwashers that use about 14 percent less energy and 23 percent less water.

That means lower utility bills for consumers and big environmental benefits for us all - without sacrificing any of the cleaning performance consumers count on, according to a coalition of consumer, energy and environmental groups.

“Consumers and the environment both come up big winners with these new national standards,” said Steven Nadel, Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).  “These common-sense standards will save loads of energy, water, and money.”

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Proposed DOE Standards for Transformers Sacrifice Billions of Dollars in Savings (4/19/2012)

Efficiency and Environmental Groups Strongly Criticize Weak Proposal

Washington, D.C (February 2, 2012): Today, energy efficiency, environmental and consumer groups strongly criticized the Department of Energy's proposed new energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers - the metal boxes mounted on utility poles or installed in buildings - because they deprive consumers of billions of dollars in potential energy savings and millions of tons of harmful pollution reductions by favoring old transformer designs over innovative U.S.-made energy efficient technologies.

"Last week, President Obama called for an American economy 'built to last,' said Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. "Unfortunately, the Department of Energy has proposed new distribution transformer standards built on last century technology rather than provide a path towards use of new advanced technology that was invented in the U.S. but is now mostly exported to Asia."

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Clothes Washers Final Rule News (4/10/2012)

New Clothes Washer and Dishwasher Standards Will Save Consumers Loads of Money, Protect the Environment
Most Efficient Products Also Best at Cleaning

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2012): Energy and water efficiency standards released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will deliver clothes washers that use as much as 35 percent less energy and water and dishwashers that use about 14 percent less energy and 23 percent less water.

That means lower utility bills for consumers and big environmental benefits for us all - without sacrificing any of the cleaning performance consumers count on, according to a coalition of consumer, energy and environmental groups.

“Consumers and the environment both come up big winners with these new national standards,” said Steven Nadel, Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).  “These common-sense standards will save loads of energy, water, and money.”

Read the full Press Release

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Efficiency Standards Save Consumers, Businesses More Than $1.1 Trillion (3/7/2012)

  National efficiency standards for appliances, lighting, and other equipment will save consumers and businesses more than $1.1 trillion and dramatically reduce greenhouse gas pollution and other emissions by 2035, according to The Efficiency Boom: Cashing In on Savings from Appliance Standards, a study released today.

Even greater savings could be achieved. Updates to existing standards and new standards for other products that can be completed between now and 2015 could net consumers and businesses another $170 billion and reduce pollution even further.

The study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) finds that existing standards will save 200 quads of energy by 2035, with another 42 quads of savings achievable with new standards. A “quad” is a measure of energy—the U.S. economy uses a total of about 100 quads per year.

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Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Final Rule News (1/25/2012)

New Ballast rule goes into effect in 2014: DOE estimates the energy savings from new fluorescent ballast to be 2.7-5.6 quads over 30 years and the NPV to be $12.8-$21.6 billion at a 3% discount rate.

For details, check out the final rule:

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/pdfs/flbstandards_finalrule_frnotice.pdf

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Battery Charger Systems New Standards in California (1/25/2012)

California Energy Commission Press Release:

January 12, 2012

Energy Commission Plugs in Energy Efficiency Rules for Battery-Charged Appliances First-in-the-Nation Rules Will Save Consumers Over $300 Million Annually

SACRAMENTO - California just got smarter about saving energy for consumers and businesses.

The California Energy Commission today approved a first-in-the-nation energy efficiency standard that will reduce wasted energy by battery chargers commonly used to power cell phones, laptop computers, power tools, and other devices.

“When you consider powering California's plugged-in lifestyle, these new efficiency standards will save consumers money and energy," said Energy Commission Chair Dr. Robert Weisenmiller. "The standards will reduce the wasted electricity from powering our day-to-day appliances by

40 percent and help California meet its strategic climate policy goals.

Once again, California is setting the standard for energy efficiency, keeping the state’s dominance as the most energy efficient state per capita.”

Media Contact: Adam Gottlieb (916) 654-4989

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