Trump Administration Dismantles Energy-Efficiency Programs as Gasoline Averages $4 a Gallon
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 21
Trump Administration Dismantles Energy-Efficiency Programs as Gasoline Averages $4 a Gallon
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 21
Summary
Federal energy-efficiency programs are being rolled back even as the administration says the U.S. faces an energy emergency and needs more power.
Administration officials argue the answer is to expand electricity generation and boost oil, gas, coal and nuclear use, rather than curb demand through stricter efficiency rules.
Gasoline averaging $4 a gallon, rising electricity prices, record heat driving air-conditioning demand and power-hungry AI data centers all make the shift away from efficiency unusually costly for consumers.
Since the 1970s, administrations of both parties have used efficiency standards for cars, buildings and appliances to ease energy crunches while also cutting planet-warming emissions.