The new US Department of Energy has postponed several Biden-era DOE rulings which limit consumer appliance choice.
One of those products was a particular model of Rinnai tankless water heaters, which is 25 per cent more efficient than a traditional gas tank and one-third the size.
New DOE secretary Chris Wright said the department would create a new product category just for this unique, hi-tech product.
Rinnai president Frank Windsor thanked Chris Wright and also credited Congressman Brian Jack (R-GA 3rd Congressional District) for helping the company in outreach to the DOE.
Windsor said Congressman Jack has helped preserve over 200 jobs and substantial investment in Rinnai’s two-year-old factory in Griffin, Georgia.
“He made it happen,” Windsor said. "In addition, the president and DOE Secretary Wright understood that consumers should be able to choose the appliance that they want and works best for them."
Rinnai joined 21 state attorneys general in suing the Biden DOE over this "Midnight Rule" adopted in the last days of the Biden administration.
"We honestly could not believe that they would target a very affordable, hi-tech and highly efficient product like this," Windsor added. "It makes no sense, and President Trump recognised that right away."
Rinnai America Corporation, a subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation in Nagoya, Japan, was established in 1974 and is headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia. Annual corporate revenues, including those of its subsidiaries, are in excess of $US3.3 billion.