AHRI Reiterates Strong Support for DOE Process Rule

Arlington, Va. — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today expressed its continued strong support for a Department of Energy (DOE) rule submitted to the Federal Register that would set forth updated procedures for the Department to follow in its rulemaking activities. The Procedures for Use in new or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment rule, more commonly known as the Process Rule, outlines binding rules that DOE must follow when it develops new or updated energy conservation standards. AHRI has been consistent in its support for an updated Process Rule, as the current version was created in 1996 as guidance, which resulted in its being inconsistently followed by DOE.