The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (NAECA) plans to implement updated efficiency standards, NAECA4, for residential electric storage water heaters over 35 gallons by May 6, 2029, requiring heat pump technology.
The water heater manufacturer Rinnai America Corporation has voiced its support for a resolution passed Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives to reverse a Department of Energy ban on non-condensing instantaneous gas water heaters set to go into effect in 2029.
Preparations are already underway to ensure that the 2020 Emerging Water Technology Symposium (EWTS), to be held May 12-13, 2020, at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, is the most comprehensive and informative event since the symposium debuted in 2008.