Charger Standards Charged Off: More Juice, Less Rules
Published Date: 5/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The government is rolling back the energy rules for battery chargers, meaning these chargers won’t have to meet certain efficiency standards anymore. This change affects manufacturers and sellers, who can now make and sell chargers without following the old energy-saving rules. The update kicks in soon, potentially changing how chargers are made and sold, with no new costs for consumers right now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Battery charger standards rescinded
If you make or sell battery chargers, the Department of Energy is proposing to remove the efficiency standards that applied to those products. That means manufacturers and sellers can make and sell chargers without following the old energy-saving rules and battery chargers would be removed from the Energy Conservation Program.
No immediate consumer cost change
If you buy battery chargers, the proposed rule says there are no new costs for consumers right now because the efficiency standards are being rescinded. The change removes battery chargers from the Energy Conservation Program but does not impose new consumer charges at this time.
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