Department of Energy Proposes Rescinding Water Use Standards for Residential Clothes Washers
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has issued a proposed rule to rescind the amended water use standards currently applied to residential clothes washers. Published on May 16, 2025, in the Federal Register under docket number EERE-2025-BT-STD-0022, the proposal would revert the water use requirement for standard-size top-loading and front-loading clothes washers back to the statutory water factor limit of no more than 9.5, . . .