WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will travel to Griffin, Georgia, on Friday, May 2, to tour Rinnai America Corporation’s manufacturing facility. Secretary Wright will deliver remarks highlighting the Department’s progress in unleashing American energy dominance, protecting consumer freedom, and restoring energy leadership in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration.
Since taking office, Secretary Wright has postponed several burdensome Biden-era appliance mandates, including the rule targeting non-condensing tankless water heaters.
Rinnai is the only company manufacturing non-condensing tankless water heaters in the United States. A Biden-era rule would have effectively banned these products—putting more than 200 Georgia jobs at risk, undermining U.S. manufacturing, and stripping away a cost-effective, high-efficiency option from American households.
The visit marks the Department of Energy’s “First 100 Days of Unleashing American Energy Victories,” which includes:
Halting restrictive appliance rules to defend consumer choice and protect domestic manufacturing jobs.Supporting energy-efficient innovation by preserving access to advanced home technologies.Reforming federal regulations to allow market-driven solutions and prevent government overreach in household energy use.Defending American competitiveness by ensuring manufacturers like Rinnai can continue producing energy-saving products in the U.S.Delivering relief to families by eliminating costly mandates that would have raised appliance prices across the board.
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