Small Washers Get Efficiency Rule Break from Energy Department
Published Date: 5/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Department of Energy wants to get rid of the energy rules for small, compact clothes washers. This means makers of these washers won’t have to meet special efficiency standards anymore, but regular-sized washers still will. If this change happens, it could affect buyers and manufacturers starting soon, possibly changing prices or energy use.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Rescind compact washer standards
If adopted, DOE would remove the energy-efficiency standards that apply only to compact residential clothes washers. That means makers of compact washers would no longer have to meet those special efficiency requirements. The rule could affect buyers and manufacturers and might change prices or how much energy those washers use.
Standard-size washers keep standards
DOE would eliminate standards only for compact washers while leaving the efficiency standards for standard-size residential clothes washers in place. Manufacturers of regular-size washers would still need to meet the existing efficiency rules.
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