Federal Court in California Upholds Concept of One Federal Regulation Not 50 State Rules
A U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has issued a permanent injunction enjoining the California Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (CEC) from enforcing its appliance marking, information filing, and compliance regulations on equipment including central air conditioners and heat pumps that are covered by the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).
In a decision issued last month, “the court recognized the problems that come with a patchwork of state regulations and gave a significant victory to manufacturers and consumers by ensuring that the principal of one federal regulation not fifty separate state regulations govern the manufacturing of federally covered HVACR products and equipment,” according to William G. Sutton, president of ARI.