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  • 2025-02237 — Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 9002
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Department of Energy (DOE) is delaying the effective date of a rule that updates the testing methods for residential and commercial clothes washers and dryers. Originally set to take effect on February 17, 2025, the rule's new effective date is March 21, 2025, to allow further review. The compliance date, however, remains July 16, 2025. DOE is also seeking public comments on the possibility of further delaying the effective date and the potential impacts of such delays.

    Simple Explanation

    The energy department is postponing the start date of a new rule for testing washing machines and dryers to later in March, giving them more time to make sure everything is right. They are also asking people if they think it should be delayed even more and why.

  • 2024-30797 — Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers, Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers
    Type:Rule
    Citation:89 FR 105408
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirmed the withdrawal of separate “short-cycle” product classes for dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers. The DOE concluded that such features do not justify different energy conservation standards because they can comply with existing standards using current technologies. This decision follows a Fifth Circuit Court's remand, requiring the DOE to explore other alternatives rather than simply revoking these product classes. The DOE's analysis found that current standards do not prevent manufacturers from designing appliances with short-cycle features that meet energy conservation requirements, ensuring consumers retain desired utility.

    Simple Explanation

    The government decided not to have special rules for washing machines, dishwashers, and dryers that work faster because they found these machines can already save energy with the current rules. So, people can still have their favorite quick washing features without worrying about energy waste.

  • 2025-00986 — Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5519
    Reading Time:about 92 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized changes to the test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers. These updates include adjustments to the specifications of test cloth used in test procedures, such as clarifying the requirements for fabric weight and thread count, adding an alternative type of test cloth, and streamlining test cloth specifications for both washers and dryers. These changes, which aim to improve test consistency and adaptability to fabric availability, will be effective on February 18, 2025. Importantly, these amendments are not expected to increase testing costs or burdens on manufacturers.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Energy has made some changes to how washing machines and dryers are tested to make sure they work well; they updated the type of cloth used in the tests and explained how thick and tightly woven it should be. These changes will start in February 2025, and they shouldn't make it harder or more expensive for the people who build these machines.