Feb. 8, 2013: AHRI Responds to HARDI Motion in Regional Standards Lawsuit
WASHINGTON — The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in the American Public Gas Association (APGA) v. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regional efficiency standards lawsuit in opposition to the motion filed by Heating, Air-conditioning, Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) to be substituted as a petitioner in the case, so that it can challenge DOE’s direct final rule on residential air conditioner and heat pump standards.
HARDI’s motion was made in response to the court’s consideration of a settlement of the lawsuit that would result in the furnace rule being vacated and DOE initiating a new rulemaking to set new efficiency standards for residential furnaces. HARDI wants to continue the lawsuit as it relates to air conditioners and heat pumps. AHRI was joined by environmental advocacy groups and DOE in separate filings in opposition to HARDI’s motion.