A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee is looking to advance several bills aimed at rolling back Biden-era efficiency regulations.
The Subcommittee on Energy plans to vote on seven Republican bills that sponsors say would lower utility and energy prices for Americans by reducing efficiency requirements. Affordability concerns featured prominently in the recent gubernatorial elections won by Democrats.
“The bills before us today represent an opportunity for this Committee to refocus energy efficiency policies on true energy savings — whether reflected in the cost of an appliance or in utility bills — for hard-working American families,” Energy Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-Ohio) said at a September hearing.
But the markup is expected to reignite partisan clashes over efficiency standards. Democrats have long argued that such rules help lower consumer costs and curb energy demand.
