Fifteen AGs Challenged Energy Department’s Efficiency Carve-Out for Fast-Cycle Residential Dishwashers
DECEMBER 29, 2020
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a petition for review of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to create a new product class under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) for fast-cycle residential dishwashers. DOE’s new product class is not currently subject to any energy efficiency standards, in violation if the EPCA’s anti-backsliding provision.
- Documents: Petition for ReviewCA Press Release
- Document Type: Petitions Press Releases/Statements
- States: California Connecticut Illinois Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Vermont Washington Washington, D.C.
- Agencies: Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Issues: Clean Air & Climate Climate Consumer Protection Energy & Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency
- Era: Trump Administration
- Outcome: Pending
- Action Type: Litigation