Poster
07-30-2004, 08:49 AM
The Department of Energy has announced it will issue new standards from home devices which include residential furnaces, electric transformers, commercial air conditioners and heat pumps. In 1994 a federal law required the DOE to upgrade the residential furnace standards along with more stringent regulations on other residential devices by 2002, however none have been implemented. Energy advocates don’t expect these new rules to go into effect until at least 2009.
“The ACEEE, a private advocacy group, estimates that the three new standards could save enough electricity to meet the needs of 6 million households, cut natural gas use by 400 billion cubic feet, and reduce peak electricity demand to eliminate the need for 80 power plants.”
"Every extra year that goes by means that millions of inefficient furnaces, commercial air conditioners and transformers that will last for 15 to 30 years or longer get installed in homes and businesses," said Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Boston-based Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
For more information see: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=753&e=5&u=/ap/20040729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/efficiency_standards
“The ACEEE, a private advocacy group, estimates that the three new standards could save enough electricity to meet the needs of 6 million households, cut natural gas use by 400 billion cubic feet, and reduce peak electricity demand to eliminate the need for 80 power plants.”
"Every extra year that goes by means that millions of inefficient furnaces, commercial air conditioners and transformers that will last for 15 to 30 years or longer get installed in homes and businesses," said Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Boston-based Appliance Standards Awareness Project.
For more information see: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=753&e=5&u=/ap/20040729/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/efficiency_standards