U.S. Appliance Standards: Big Ambition, but Where’s the Sense of Urgency?



ASAP launches federal appliance standards tracker

Rising energy bills, a war that reinforces the costs of an economy dependent on globally traded fossil fuels, the climate crisis—each requires aggressive deployment of proven policies that curb energy waste. Appliance efficiency standards fit the bill, and the Biden administration has big ambitions. But more than a year in, the administration has not acted with the urgency demanded by the president’s ambitions or the needs of the times. 

ASAP has now launched a tracker that will keep tabs on how the administration is doing.