Congress has a generational opportunity to help every home

The rush of the back-to-school season is here again. Homes across the United States are buzzing with all the tasks needed to get ready for a successful school day: washing and drying the perfect outfit, preparing lunch and storing it in the refrigerator, and quickly loading the dishwasher after breakfast.

While appliances are front-and-center in our homes as we move through the day, few people realize that the law governing appliances’ energy and water use, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, is now a half-century old. But the question of how this law should be modernized is back on the front burner in Congress, with a potentially generational chance to make changes that would impact every home.

EPCA determines, among other things, how and when federal energy conservation

Continue reading