Department of Energy Further Postpones Effective Date of Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers

On March 20, 2025, DOE published a notice postponing the effective date of Biden-era updates to its energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers by sixty more days. The announcement noted that the Department is “still in the process of reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy for this rule and comment received on the rule.”