Thank you, Ms. Robertson. Let's talk about appliance regulations. There are a series of regulations that are implemented and enforced by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and … These [energy efficiency] regulations produce products that don't work as well, requiring multiple cycles, resulting in no net energy savings. … almost all appliances in American homes, from refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers. Now, the process rule and its product class protections, which allow for separate regulations for different product features, were overwhelmingly ignored by the previous administration. (01:38–02:09)
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Asserts that energy efficiency regulations lead to inefficient products with no net energy savings.
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