Climate Change Archives

Group Comments Regarding Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Boilers

January 12, 2007

These groups all urge the Department of Energy to reconsider its decision to set an AFUE standard of 80% for non-weatherized gas furnaces.

Comments Regarding Community Reinvestment Act

February 16, 2021

Comments urge the Federal Reserve Board to adopt a race-conscious approach in its modernization of the regulatory and supervisory framework of the Community Reinvestment Act.

Group Comments on Community Reinvestment Act Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

February 16, 2021

Group Comments re: CRA Docket No. R-1723, RIN No. 7100-AF94

Group Comments in Response to a Petition of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

January 14, 2019

Comments of the National Consumer Law Center, Consumer Federation of America on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Docket EERE-2018-BT-PET-0017 opened in response to a petition of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute.

Energy, Utilities, & Telecommunications

One in three households in the United States struggles to afford their home energy bills. Among Black and Latino households, those numbers are even larger. NCLC works to make home energy and utility service affordable and available for all, while also expanding access to energy-saving technology and supporting the fight against climate change.

U.S. Consumers Will Save $30 Billion with Proposed Residential Gas Furnace Standards

June 13, 2022

June 13, 2022 Resistance by Gas Utilities Has Not Allowed for a Meaningful Update to Furnace Standards in 35 Years Today, national consumer groups hailed the release of the Department of Energy’s proposal to increase energy efficiency standards for residential furnaces as a crucial step toward saving consumers at least $30.3 billion on their energy…

Comments filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities re: Docket No. 20-80

May 6, 2022

Over Two Dozen Consumer Groups Urge DOE's Granholm to Immediately Act on Long Overdue, Legally Required, Efficiency Standard for Lighting Products

June 28, 2021

Inefficient Light Bulbs Already Sold in 2021 Will Needlessly Cost Consumers $1.8 Billion in Lost Utility Savings Washington, D.C. – Last week, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and 24 consumer groups from across the country urged U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Granholm to implement the efficiency standard…

President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Would Deliver Clean Water, Electric Transportation Grid, High-Speed Broadband, and Housing Equity

April 1, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 The Administration’s multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan includes funding to replace 100% of lead pipes and service lines and help close the digital divide WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled the American Jobs Plan. In what the administration referred to as a moment to reimagine and…

Trump Administration Levels Another Assault on Consumers’ Energy Bills

January 14, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021 New Rule Hinders Improvements for Energy Efficiency Standards for Major Residential Gas Appliances Washington, D.C. — Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumer Law Center expressed great disappointment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) last-minute approval of an anti-consumer rule that effectively keeps inefficient gas furnaces, water…

Los Angeles County Ends PACE Program Marred by Fraud, Abuse, and Unaffordable Loans

May 20, 2020

Los Angeles County Ends PACE Program Marred by Fraud, Abuse, and Unaffordable Loans Thousands of LA County homeowners have been trapped in unaffordable loans through the Property Assessed Clean Energy financing program WASHINGTON, D.C – Effective May 13, 2020, Los Angeles County has discontinued new financing under its Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan program,…

Report Assesses the Value of Smart Thermostats in Low-Income Weatherization Programs

January 30, 2020

The National Consumer Law Center Finds that Customer Behavior is Key to Success Boston – Smart thermostats are promoted as a measure to produce substantial household energy savings and increased comfort and convenience for residential utility customers, but actual energy savings achieved vary widely, according to a new report by the National Consumer Law Center…

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