“We urge Senators to oppose this resolution because it would increase affected households’ utility bills by $50 per year,” said Abe Scarr, Utilities Program Director for U.S. PIRG.
The gas industry, which has long opposed furnace efficiency standards and has sued to stop the rule, is lobbying Congress to undo the furnace efficiency standards.
“Turning up the heat in our homes shouldn’t mean turning up levels of pollution,” said Johanna Neumann, Senior Director of Environment America’s Campaign for 100% Renewable Energy. “We urge a no vote.”
Turning up the heat in our homes shouldn’t turn up pollution
The Department of Energy has proposed the first meaningful update in over 30 years to efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers.If adopted, these standards will not only lower energy bills for millions of Americans, but they will also reduce the pollution that’s warming our planet.