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Energy Star and efficiency rollbacks draw legal and budget scrutiny from Democrats
Summary
Representative Kathy Castor challenged Secretary Wright over DOE proposals to roll back Energy Star and efficiency standards; Wright said DOE legal staff are reviewing and he contended consumers should be free to choose trade-offs.
Representative Kathy Castor told the committee she was "dumbfounded" by DOE proposals that she said would abandon Energy Star and weaken efficiency standards that, she argued, save consumers money. Castor cited DOE's own estimate that rolling back certain standards would increase Americans' utility bills by more than $54 billion and asked, "How do you justify robbing Americans of…
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