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Recent Energy Policy and Conservation Act Articles
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Gas Appliance Ban and Net Zero Building Code
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-10-27T13:24:45-04:00Saturday, October 26th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all elctric building, BEPS, Bill 13-22, Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, EPCA, gas appliance ban, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, National Apartment Association, National Association of Home Builders, preemption, Restaurant Law Center, Stuart Kaplow, Washington Gas Light Company|
A lawsuit worthy of attention has been filed seeking to halt the implementation of Washington D.C.’s gas appliance ban and net zero building code. That complaint is nearly identical to the litigation commenced on the same day last week against Montgomery County, Maryland seeking to stop ...
2024 IECC is Final After Addressing Preemption Issues
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-04-06T18:56:48-04:00Saturday, April 6th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: 2024 IECC, 2024 International Energy Conservation Code, all electric building, all-electric commercial, all-electric residential, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, EPCA, IECC, International Energy Conservation Code, Kaplow, preemption, solar readiness, Stuart Kaplow|
On March 18, 2024, the International Code Council Board of Directors voted to affirm in part and reject in part nine appeals filed by five appellants to a draft of the commercial and residential editions of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code. The Board expressly ...
Settlement Portends Broad Failure in Attempts to Ban Natural Gas
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-03-31T16:14:24-04:00Saturday, March 30th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ban natural gas, BEPS, building energy performance standard, California Restaurant Association, City of Berkeley, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, EPCA, Kaplow, natural gas, preemption, SB 528, Stuart Kaplow|
The City of Berkeley is going to repeal its regulation that prohibits the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings. Last week the California Restaurant Association announced that the group and the City of Berkeley entered into a settlement agreement immediately halting enforcement ...
Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Dishwasher and Washing Machine Rules
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-01-14T14:50:17-05:00Saturday, January 13th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: dishwasher rule, Energy Policy and Conservation Act, EPCA, Kaplow, preemption, Stuart Kaplow, washing machine rule|
Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the Department of Energy’s dishwasher and washing machine rules saying they did not hold water. For the second time in as many weeks, we are writing about a court ruling new standards ...