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…At least that’s what may soon happen to non-energy efficient products trying to enter the United States. A notice of proposed rulemaking was recently issued by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency that would establish enforcement of Department of Energy standards by preventing non-compliant products from entering the United States. The official government [...]

Last summer, I wrote about the U.S. EPA’s decision to discontinue their ENERGY STAR external power supply (EPS) efficiency program at the end of 2010 (see: An Influential Efficiency Spec Rides Off Into the Sunset ). But as that efficiency program ends, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is moving forward with a proposal that [...]