Breaking News: U.S. DOE Announces Sweeping Plan to Eliminate or Modify Dozens of Regulations, Standards, and Requirements

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled plans to eliminate or modify 47 Biden-era regulations, including those related to energy, climate, and environmental policies.

The flurry of nearly four dozen final rules and proposed rules announced May 12, 2025, aligns with President Trump’s executive order on deregulation. The proposed rules call for the elimination or modification to consumer appliance standards; regulations limiting building and energy production; and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements for grant recipients.

The DOE claims that these changes will save Americans an estimated $11 billion and reduce the Code of Federal Regulations by over 125,000 words. The 47 deregulatory actions include:

• Rescinding requirements for exempt external power supplies under the EPS Service Parts Act of 2014.

• Streamlining administrative procedures for the import and export of natural gas.

• Streamlining the application for presidential permit authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of facilities for transmission of electric energy at international boundaries.

• Rescinding the collection of information under the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974.

• Rescinding regulations for loans for minority business enterprises seeking DOE contracts and assistance.

• Streamlining applications for authorization to transmit electric energy to a foreign country.

• Rescinding the production incentives for cellulosic biofuel.