Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026
Committee hearing: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Committee hearing
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- Senate
- Latest action
- Sep 16
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Introduced (Done)
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What it does
The Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from establishing new or amended energy conservation standards for products unless they are technologically feasible and economically justified. It would require the Secretary to issue a final rule within 270 days of enactment establishing procedures for setting standards, including mandatory comparative walk-up analysis and a 180-day lead time for test procedures before proposing standards. The bill also voids certain existing energy conservation standards for furnaces and commercial water heating equipment, redefines "significant energy savings" to mean a 10%…
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