Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".

Became Public Law No: 119-7.

May 9, 2025

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Energy rule on energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers that was issued on December 23, 2024. The rule had established energy conservation standards for these appliances, including maximum daily energy consumption limits for walk-in non-display doors, with compliance deadlines of December 23, 2027 for non-display doors and December 31, 2028 for refrigeration systems. By eliminating this rule, walk-in non-display doors and walk-in refrigeration systems are no longer required to meet these standards.

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This joint resolution eliminates new, more stringent energy conservation standards for certain walk-in coolers and freezers, including the new limits on maximum daily energy consumption for walk-in non-display doors. Under the joint resolution, walk-in non-display doors and walk-in refrigeration systems are no longer required to comply with the new standards. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers and submitted by the Department of Energy (DOE) on December 23, 2024. Under the rule, DOE adopted energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that DOE determined was technologically feasible and economically justified. The rule required walk-in non-display doors to comply with those standards by December 23, 2027, and walk-in refrigeration systems to comply with them by December 31, 2028.