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2006

• U.S. Energy Department Proposes New Efficiency Standards for Home Furnaces (posted 10/6/06)

• Major Utilities Call on Energy Department to Strengthen Energy-Saving Transformer Standards (posted 9/26/06)

• Nation Sizzles; DOE Fizzles: Weak Proposed Efficiency Standard Would Fail to Prevent Blackouts, Cost Consumers $1.7 Billion (posted 8/4/06)

• States Still "Leading the Way" with Energy-Saving Appliance Standards (posted 3/15/06)

• Coalition Praises DOE for First Step Toward Setting New Energy-Saving Appliance Standards But Proposed Schedule Ignores 2 Key Products, Must Be Made Binding (posted 2/01/06)

2005

• Energy Department Grants Petition for New Refrigerator Energy Efficiency Standards (posted 4/12/05)
  
  
• States Leading the Way with New Energy-Saving Standards (posted 1/13/05)

2004

• On Energy-Saving Standards, States Lead, DOE Lags (posted 12/16/04)
  
  
• Energy Department Delays Cost Consumers Billions in Higher Energy Bills (posted 09/23/04)
  
  
• Coalition to DOE: Pick Up the Pace on New Energy-Saving Standards (posted 08/18/04)
  
  
• Coalition Applauds DOE Decision to Enforce New AC Efficiency Standards (posted 04/12/04)
  
  
• Statement on Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) Withdrawal From Seer 13 Litigation (posted 04/12/04)
  
  
• Court Rules for Better Air Conditioner Standards: Consumers, Utilities, and the Environment Win (posted 01/13/04)

2003

2002

2001

• AC Manufacturer, Low-income Groups, Environmentalists, States, and Utilities Urge Administration to Keep 30% Stronger AC Standard (posted 11/7/01)
  
  
• Bush Administration Proceeds with Rollback of Energy-Saving Standard for Air Conditioners (posted 08/2/01)
  
  
• Consumer and Environmental Coalition Praises Leadership of Goodman Manufacturing (posted 04/17/01)
  
  
• Bush Rolls Back Energy-Saving Standards (posted 04/17/01)
  
  
• U.S. Department of Energy Moves to Roll Back New Appliance Efficiency Standards (posted 04/4/01)
  
  
• Coalition Praises Clinton Administration's New Energy-Saving Standards for Air Conditioners (posted 01/19/01)
  
  
• Coalition Calls on President Clinton to Improve Air Conditioner Efficiency (posted 01/03/01)

2000

• Energy Department Air Conditioner Standards Fall Short In Meeting Nation's Electricity Needs (posted 10/5/00)
  
  
• "In the City Known for Hot Air, Bill Richardson Has a Cool Idea" (posted 9/28/00)
  
  
• Widespread Power Outages Could Be Avoided (posted 7/13/00)
  
  
• Breakthrough agreement boosts washer efficiency (posted 5/23/00)

• ASAP's report "Opportunity Knocks" details the benefits of upgraded appliance standards on a state-by-state basis. For the press release on this report, click here.

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