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A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected the Biden administration’s new efficiency regulations for dishwashers and washing machines, siding with Republican attorneys general.
The decision is a blow to the Biden administration and its effort to crack down on the energy used by household appliances.
In its ruling, published late Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit rejected the Biden administration’s 2022 proposed rule that sought to roll back Trump-era efficiency standards for dishwashers and short-cycle washing machines. The court noted that the Biden administration failed to respond to complaints from consumer groups and manufacturers and failed to prove the 2022 standards are more efficient.
The decision remands the rule back to the Energy Department to begin drafting new efficiency standards.
At issue were the Trump administration’s efficiency class updates for washing machines and dishwashers, which it touted as a time-saving option for consumers and one that would expand consumer choice.
But the rules, finalized in October 2020, also slightly increased water and energy use — earning criticism from Democrats and the Biden administration, which has targeted household appliance emissions as part of its broader efforts to reduce carbon emissions to zero on aggregate.
In 2022, the Biden administration published a new rule to repeal the Trump-era changes and reinstate the previous federal efficiency rules — a change it argued would save consumers billions in energy and water bills over the lifespan of the appliances.
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