It might be late in the game, but Heating, Air-conditioning, Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) is going for the win, not the tie. On Jan. 25, HARDI filed a motion responding to the proposed regional standards settlement filed by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the American Public Gas Association (APGA).
The proposed agreement would eliminate the May 1, 2013 requirement that would mandate 90-percent AFUE furnaces in the North and instruct the DOE to redo the rulemaking establishing efficiency standards for non weatherized gas and mobile home gas furnaces. However, the settlement would not impact the regional energy-efficiency regulations for central air conditioners, weatherized furnaces, and heat pumps, which would remain on schedule for a Jan. 1, 2015 implementation.