The Biden administration finalized new energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers on Thursday, a move that manufacturers and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have warned could exacerbate supply chain bottlenecks.
The Energy Department standards will save consumers about $14 billion over 30 years and cut 85 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 11 million homes, according to Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
The final rule includes changes intended to make it easier for the industry to comply. The standards effectively allow most of the market to use grain-oriented electrical steel, the ...
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