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DOE nominee says he has not yet reviewed administration actions on efficiency standards, pledges to advise if confirmed
Summary
A senator on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee asked Benjamin Brightbill whether actions announced by the administration to eliminate certain Department of Energy energy-efficiency standards were consistent with a federal judge’s orders to update those standards.
A senator on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee asked Benjamin Brightbill whether actions announced by the administration to eliminate certain Department of Energy energy-efficiency standards were consistent with a federal judge’s orders to update those standards.
The senator said those administration actions “will undoubtedly raise energy costs for American families” and asked, “Do you believe the actions announced by the administration are consistent with the federal judge's orders to update those standards?”
Benjamin Brightbill, the nominee for general counsel at the Department of Energy, said he has not had the…
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