Full Title: Amicus Brief in Case Challenging the Economic Justifications for Energy Conservation Standards
Author(s): Jason Schwartz
Publisher(s): Institute for Policy Integrity
Publication Date: June 17, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
In 2023, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued new energy conservation standards for consumer water heaters and consumer furnaces. In April 2024, a natural gas trade association challenged the standards in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, arguing that the standards are not economically justified. In response, Policy Integrity filed an amicus brief supporting DOE’s economic analyses and explaining how Petitioners’ and certain amici’s arguments overlook DOE’s sound assumptions and the relevant statutory framework.