The US Energy Department wants to stop checking if small electric motors save energy

The US Energy Department wants to cancel its program that accredits labs to test small electric motors. This means there would be no official way to verify if these motors meet energy-saving standards.

For years, the Energy Department has run a program to ensure small electric motors meet certain energy efficiency standards. This proposal would remove the system that checks those standards. Without this program, manufacturers would not need to prove their motors save energy, and buyers would have no independent verification.