Federal Agencies
AHAM advocates before federal regulatory
agencies on a number of issues including
minimum energy efficiency standards for
appliances, product labeling requirements, the
ENERGY STAR program, consumer product
safety, and other issues of relevance
Department
of Energy (DOE)
DOE is responsible for
setting mandatory energy efficiency regulations
on appliances.
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA’s mandate includes
many environmental issues that affect the
appliance industry, including the study of
climate change.
ENERGY STAR is a
voluntary initiative that promotes the sale of
energy efficient appliances. The program, run by DOE
and the EPA, maintains efficiency
specifications which are updated on a regular
basis.
Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
The CPSC
governs products safety for appliances and
goods sold in the
Federal
Trade Commission (FTC)
The FTC is responsible
for appliance energy usage labeling through the
EnergyGuide label.
Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
The FCC’s
mandate includes limitations on the emissions
from certain electronics products, and has
considered mandate
limitations on microwave oven products.