The Energy Department Is Catching Up on Efficiency Standards, with Little Room for Delay

Energy-saving standards for new appliances and equipment are generally required to be updated every eight years, but most are long overdue. Federal regulators are getting them back on track.
 
Go shopping for a new clothes dryer today and you’ll see a wide variety of models with different features. But one thing they ought to all have in common is that they don’t needlessly waste energy, thanks to federal efficiency standards ensuring they use up-to-date technology. At least, that’s how Congress intended it to work.