Department of Energy April 3, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) withdraws a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2013 that proposed to establish a waiver process to allow the manufacture and sale of certain large-volume (>55 gallon) electric storage water heaters under 1-year waivers granted by DOE, provided that a specific set of features are included and conditions are met to ensure their use only in residences enrolled in utility electric thermal storage (ETS) programs.