Epa To Ax “energy Star” Appliance Efficiency Ratings

The New York Times reports:

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the popular energy efficiency certification for dishwashers, refrigerators, dryers and other home appliances, according to agency documents and a recording of an internal meeting.

E.P.A. managers announced during a staff meeting on Monday that divisions that oversee climate change and energy efficiency would be eliminated as part of an agency reorganization. That includes the E.P.A.’s climate change office as well as the division that oversees Energy Star.

“The Energy Star program and all the other climate work, outside of what’s required by statute, is being de-prioritized and eliminated,” Paul Gunning, the director of the E.P.A. Office of Atmospheric Protection, told employees during the meeting. Mr. Gunning’s office itself is also slated for elimination.

The Washington Post reports:

Ben Evans, federal legislative director at the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit group that advocates for energy efficiency programs, said axing Energy Star “would be incredibly shortsighted” and would undermine efforts by the U.S. DOGE Service, which stands for Department of Government Efficiency, to save taxpayers money.

“Energy Star saves consumers and businesses more than $40 billion every year just by giving them clear information about the energy efficiency of products or buildings,” he said. “And it does that at a cost of $32 million. So it is an incredible bang for the buck.”

Since 1992, Energy Star has helped American families and businesses save more than $500 billion in energy costs, according to a 2023 federal report. It has also prevented roughly 4 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases from entering Earth’s atmosphere — the equivalent emissions reduction of taking more than 933 million gasoline-powered cars off the nation’s roads for a year.

That $500 billion in savings is obviously woke. The video below was produced by the Biden administration last year.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according to two people briefed on the matter. https://t.co/38rn1jXp6o

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 6, 2025

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