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The Department of Energy's war on appliances was dealt a major blow Monday after a federal appeals court ruled against its actions targeting dishwashers.

Terravis executes detailed tests that monitor the heat pumps performance across 12 ambient temperature points, from 14°F to -31°F.

The Hydraulic Institutes Energy Rating program provides energy-efficiency program administrators with a way to encourage adoption of more efficient technology.

This winter, HVAC contractors might be dealing with a wetter winter than years past, coupled with more snowfall than maybe most people would like.

Residential gas furnaces must all have a minimum AFUE of 95% beginning in five years. Some in the HVAC industry say the new Department of Energy rule will ultimately hurt homeowners.

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The latest rule will require every mobile home gas furnace — and every new residential, non-weatherized gas furnace — to have a minimum annual fuel utilization efficiency (or AFUE) of 95% starting in late 2028.

The Department of Energy recently proposed new higher energy efficiency standards for residential water heaters. Industry is split over whether the new standards will help or hurt consumers.

DOE wasn’t then and still isn’t now playing by the rules to expand their regulatory domain over appliance efficiency (and/or they change the rules as they deem fit on the go). DOE is not going to change its ways.