White House Eases Grocery Emissions Rules, but Savings May Total Just $2 a Year

3 articles · Updated · ms.now · May 26

$2 a year in estimated per-customer savings is the likely payoff from the White House plan to loosen grocery-store refrigeration and air-conditioning emissions rules.
Analysts say the move will barely affect food prices because refrigeration is only a small share of overall grocery costs, making any consumer benefit negligible.
Food economist David Ortega said shoppers are highly unlikely to see any noticeable reduction at the checkout line from the regulatory change.
Grocery inflation remains driven far more by tariffs, extreme weather and soaring fuel prices since the start of the Iran conflict than by compliance costs tied to store cooling systems.

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