Department of Energy
Background
In 2010, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued an Advanced Notice of Rulemaking (ANOPR) to establish energy efficiency standards in accordance with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) to establish and implement energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing.
The bill specifically tasks the agency with developing regulations, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), that are based on “the most recent version” of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and that:
• take into consideration the design and factory construction techniques of manufactured homes
• are based on HUD-established climate zones
• provide for alternative energy efficiency practices
• are established by 2011 (four years from the bill’s date of enactment)
DOE expects to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the spring of 2011. In the meantime, MHI is seeking a legislative fix to….
Additional Information
DOE Federal Register ANOPR Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Housing
MHI Issue Brief: Energy Efficiency – Remove Regulatory Burdens to Affordable Housing
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