HEADLINE: Energy Department Axes 47 Rules Targeting Appliances, Buildings, and DEI”, by Sean Moran

“ Secretary Chris Wright says Trump's deregulatory actions will directly benefit Americans.”

Energy Department Axes 47 Rules Targeting Appliances, Buildings, and DEI

Secretary Chris Wright says Trump's deregulatory actions will directly benefit Americans.

by Sean Moran

May 13, 2025, 10:17 AM

in Energy, News, Politics, Videos, Waste and Fraud

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday said the Energy Department slashed 47 regulations that put onerous strictures on consumer appliances, placed limits on building and energy production, and doled out taxpayer dollars to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) grants. [emphasis, links added]

“While it would normally take years for the Department of Energy to remove just a handful of regulations, the Trump Administration assembled a team working around the clock to reduce costs and deliver results for the American people in just over 110 days,” Wright said in a statement.

“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are bringing back common sense, slashing regulations meant to appease Green New Deal fantasies, restrict consumer choice, and increase costs for the American people. Promises made, promises kept.”

Wright noted [Trump’s] deregulatory actions would directly benefit American consumers, and joked, “That’s what my wife wants for Mother’s Day — a shower with normal water pressure again!”

The nearly four dozen deregulatory actions include:

1. Rescinding Requirements for Exempt External Power Supplies Under the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014

2. Streamlining Administrative Procedures [Concerning] the Import and Export of Natural Gas

3. Streamlining Application for Presidential Permit Authorizing the Construction, Connection, Operation, and Maintenance of Facilities for Transmission of Electric Energy at International Boundaries

4. Rescinding Collection of Information Under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974

5. Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and Assistance

6. Streamlining Applications for Authorization to Transmit Electric Energy to a Foreign Country

7. Rescinding the Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels

8. Rescinding Reporting Requirements, Certification, Independent Verification, and DOE Review for Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting

9. Rescinding the Grant Programs for Schools and Hospitals, and Buildings Owned by Units of Local Government and Public Care Institutions

10. Rescinding the Renewable Energy Production Incentive

11. Streamlining the Procedures for Acquisition of Petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

12. Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers

13. Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves

14. Rescinding the Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens

15. Rescinding the Water Use Standards for Faucets

16. Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for External Power Supplies

17. Rescinding in Part the Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Dehumidifiers

18. Rescinding the Amended Design Requirements for Conventional Cooking Tops

19. Rescinding the Amended Design Requirements for Conventional Ovens

20. Rescinding the Amended Water Conservation Standards for Commercial Clothes Washers

21. Rescinding the Amended Water Use Standards for Residential Clothes Washers

22. Rescinding the Amended Water Use Standards for Residential Dishwashers

23. Rescinding the Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers

24. Rescinding the Efficiency Standards for Compact Residential Clothes Washers

25. Rescinding Floodplains and Wetlands Environmental Review Requirements

26. Ending Requirements for Members of One Sex to Be Able to Try Out for Sports Teams of the Opposite Sex

27. Rescinding New Construction Requirements Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities

28. Rescinding Obsolete Financial Assistance Rules

29. Rescinding Obsolete Transfer of Proceedings Regulations

30. Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination Based on Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance

31. Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)

32. Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (Nondiscrimination based on Age)

33. Rescinding Unnecessary Regulation Encouraging Alternative Dispute Resolution

34. Withdrawing Air Cleaners as a Covered Consumer Product

35. Withdrawing Compressors as Covered Equipment

36. Withdrawing Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products as a Covered Consumer Product

37. Withdrawing Portable Air Conditioners as a Covered Consumer Product

38. Withdrawal of Fans and Blowers as Covered Equipment

39. Rescinding Test Procedures for Small Electric Motors

40. Rescinding Test Procedures for Commercial Warm Air Furnaces

41. Rescinding Unnecessary ADR Regulations for DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program

42. Request for Information on Lowering the Efficiency Standards for Furnace Fans

43. Notice Rescinding 10 Unlawful and Burdensome Guidance Documents

44. Rescinding the Definition of Showerhead to Unleash Better Shower Pressure

45. Withdrawing Portable Electric Spas as a Covered Product

46. Withdrawing Miscellaneous Gas Products as a Covered Product

47. Delaying Compliance Date for Federal Agencies to Meet the Clean Energy Federal Building Rule

    BOTTOMLINE: As Tom Sawyer would say, “The sweeps of it all. The sweeps!”