John Morrill

NEW STANDARDS BEGIN, BUT WILL REBATES CONTINUE?

Author: John Morrill

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January 01, 1993

Once the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act put minimum efficiency standards for refrigerators into effect in 1990, some utilities discontinued rebates, figuring the standards raised refrigerator efficiencies so high that paying for further improvements with rebates would not be cost-effective for conserving energy. [continue reading]