BREAKING NEWS: DOE Announces Delay of Compliance Date for Energy Standards

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that the Tier 2 compliance date for its manufactured housing energy conservation standards is being delayed. Originally, manufacturers had to comply with these standards on and after July 1, 2025, for Tier 2 homes and 60 days after the issuance of enforcement procedures for Tier 1 homes.

Under the new rule, the Tier 2 home compliance date changes from July 1, 2025 to 180 days after DOE’s publication of its final enforcement procedures. The existing compliance date for Tier 1 homes will remain unchanged at 60 days after publication of DOE’s final enforcement procedures. MHI has been a leading voice and advocate in favor of this delay, noting the importance of the compliance date coming after the testing, compliance, and enforcement provisions are finalized and for Tier 1 compliance to come before Tier 2.

MHI praises the Trump administration for taking action to delay the compliance date for fundamentally flawed energy conservation standards for manufactured housing which threatened to reduce affordable housing supplies and raise housing costs for American households. Today’s action supports both affordable housing and American manufacturing jobs, and buys time to reevaluate the approach taken by the prior administration to energy conservation standards for manufactured housing which were serving neither the interests of energy efficiency, nor affordable housing. We will continue to work with the Trump administration and members of Congress on a bi-partisan basis to address the fundamental flaws in the statute and streamline confusing and duplicative regulations with the goal of reducing the costs of owning and operating a home.