Contractors are relieved after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will not enforce a rule requiring nonweatherized gas furnaces in the Northern region adhere to a minimum 90 percent AFUE standard beginning May 1.
The announcement, publicized April 5, announced that the DOE will refrain from enforcement of the rule until the court rules on a pending settlement agreement in the DOE v. American Public Gas Association (APGA) lawsuit. While contractors are admittedly embracing this temporary sense of certainty, they’re still left with more questions than answers.