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Congressionally-Mandated Appliance Standards Will Save Americans Nearly $20 Billion Over 30 years and Slash Carbon Pollution in Communities Across the Nation 

Congressionally-Mandated Appliance Standards Will Accelerate Deployment of Heat Pump Water Heaters, Saving Americans Nearly $200 Billion While Avoiding More Than 500 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over 30 Years

The use of biomass as a renewable fuel source has enabled the U.S. to reduce fossil fuel dependence and provides affordable heat for many middle-and low-income households. However, residential wood heaters such as wood stoves or wood-burning appliances ca

To reduce these pollutants, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), will oversee a Cooperative Research and Development...

Congressionally-Mandated Appliance Standards Will Save Americans More Than $10 billion Over 30 years and Significantly Cut Carbon Pollution in Communities Across the Nation

New Efficiency Standards Will Save Consumers $25 Billion Over 30 Years, Lower Utility Bills, and Reduce Carbon Pollution