ENVIRONMENT MAINE • April 7, 2025
On Monday, Environment Maine submitted testimony before the state legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources committee in support of LD 1158: An Act to Expand Appliance Energy and Water Standards sponsored by Representative Arthur Bell. The bill aims to implement energy and water efficiency standards for nine products sold in Maine starting on January 1, 2027. According to analysis from the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, if passed, the standards would:
• prevent 2 billion gallons of water from going wasted between now and 2050;
• prevent 286 tons of nitrogen oxide pollution from entering our air by 2050, and
• prevent 3 tons of sulfur dioxide pollution from entering our air by 2050.