The essence of MHARR’s position is that the DOE’s standards are far more costly than the benefits to consumers, and will cost producers and consumers alike.
The announcement that MHARR was calling on the DOE to reject the proposal – which came as a press release to MHProNews – doesn’t come as a surprise. Mr. Weiss took the opposing view to MHI in the November Featured Article, 3 Differing Views on Proposed DOE Energy Standards, that outlines each trade organization’s thinking in their own words.
Quoting the incoming MHARR president-designate, “Most surprising, is why part of the manufactured housing industry is supporting such costly proposals given the current state of the manufactured housing market and the continuing regulatory-driven erosion in the availability of manufactured home purchase-money financing. While providing little or no relevant information to industry members, the other national industry group touts the Working Group proposal as ‘a win-win for [manufactured] homebuyers and the environment.’”
Their entire MHARR release on the DOE MH Energy standards proposal is linked here. A related article presenting a non-profit’s perspective – which praises the DOE standards proposal – is linked here. ##
(Original image credit – DOE logo – graphic addition, MHProNews)
