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At the end of last year I reported that ENERGY STAR’S Most Efficient program would be extended through 2012 (see blog: Will the Most Efficient Products Please Stand Up?). Because the program is succeeding, the EPA has announced that it will continue through 2013. The Most Efficient program identifies and promotes the most efficient products [...]

The first half of 2012 has brought some movement to the European Commission’s Ecodesign Directive for ErPs. Potential regulation drafts (known as Working Documents) for a number of products have been distributed for discussion in Regulatory Committees. The lot that affects room air conditioners, Lot 10, has been approved and will become effective early next [...]

Last month, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) announced a number of new efficiency standards that step up the efficiency requirements for residential dishwashers and clothes washers. Not to be confused with ENERGY STAR®, which is a voluntary program; these standards are mandatory and will affect all products sold in the United States. It’s projected [...]