Congress asked to establish new federal minimum efficiency standards for residential gas, oil boilers ‘Regionalization’ issues inserted in energy bill could cost homeowners
The standard levels in the final rule for nonweatherized gas furnaces, mobile home gas furnaces, oil-fired furnaces and oil-fired boilers are the same as the standard levels the DOE proposed in its Oct. 6, 2006, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. However, the standard levels in the final rule for weatherized gas furnaces and gas boilers are less stringent than what DOE proposed. No changes were made to existing standards for steam boilers.