Washington, D.C. -- Major home appliance manufacturers, their trade organization, and a nationwide coalition of energy and water efficiency supporters announced an historic agreement today that will establish new mandatory federal energy and water efficiency standards, recommendations for new ENERGY STAR levels, and manufacturer tax credits for the production of super-efficient clothe

Alex Lekov of LBNL's EES Group (together with Bill Golove, formerly of LBNL) was a recipient of the 2006 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management as part of a larger team representing the U.S. Postal Service Pacific Area Energy Program Committee.

DOE published a positive determination for small motors energy conservation standards on July 10, 2006.

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Jim McMahon presented research papers at 4th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliance and Lighting.

On January 31, 2006, the Department of Energy released a schedule for setting new appliance efficiency standards that will save American consumers billions of dollars in energy costs.