Court Grants AHRI's Motion to Intervene in NRDC v. DOE Lawsuit
Protecting members’ interest
ARLINGTON, Va. — On Friday, August 25, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute's (AHRI’s) motion to intervene as a defendant in two identical federal lawsuits: one filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, and Texas Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy; the other by 11 states and one city. AHRI filed its motion to intervene in order to protect its members' interest in a proper interpretation of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Error Correction Rule. Plaintiffs in these two actions seek to narrow the scope of the Error Correction Rule and to use the Rule improperly to limit the DOE's discretion to correct or reconsider proposed rules before they become final.
"We are pleased that the court has granted us intervenor status in this important case," said AHRI President and CEO, Stephen Yurek. "The Error Correction Rule resulted from our settlement with DOE in prior litigation, and it is critical that manufacturers are represented in any proceedings that would determine DOE's ability to modify or withdraw pre-published rules."