Advocacy groups urge DOE to strengthen newly proposed home heater standards

摘要

The Energy Department proposed new energy-efficiencynstandards for several types of residential heaters last week, butnadvocacy groups said the measures are two weak.nThe standards would apply to residential water heaters, poolnheaters and small direct heaters. Industry and energy-efficiencynactivists are most concerned about the water heater standards,nbecause they will affect most homes.