U.S. Department of Energy Waives Certain Recovery Act Restrictions for Domestic Projects

Summary

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a waiver of certain restrictions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for domestic projects involving various energy-efficient systems, including non-residential programmable thermostats and wood pellet boiler systems, due to concerns about public interest and nonavailability of domestic goods.

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