Eliminate EERE and roll back federal appliance energy/water efficiency standards
Mandate seeks congressional elimination of EERE applied programs, rescission of excess EERE appropriations, refocus on fundamental research if retained, and modification/repeal of EPCA appliance standards that DOE periodically tightens.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 12 (Energy) — EERE: eliminate EERE applied energy programs; if not, cut/reallocate funding from commercialization to fundamental research; eliminate energy efficiency standards for appliances by working with Congress to modify/repeal EPCA mandates; use existing consumer-protection provisions to limit overreach pending repeal.
Undo plan
1) Keep cost-effective appliance standards that save consumers money with product-quality protections.
2) Reform EERE toward basic science and industrial efficiency technical assistance.
3) Use lookback analyses before freezing standards.
4) Protect water sense/energy labeling that is voluntary if mandatory standards change.
5) Verify: consumer bills, product availability, and repairability metrics.