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What’s Changed With Water Heater Efficiency Standards?

What’s Changed With Water Heater Efficiency Standards?

June 23, 2015

Although the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) was passed by Congress in the 1980s, it didn’t begin regulating water heater efficiency standards until 1990. In the years since, as water heater design and manufacturing has evolved, NAECA has periodically made adjustments to the required minimum efficiency of gas-fired and electric water heaters. The latest water …