U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced Monday the Department of Energy’s most aggressive rollback of federal regulations to date, with 47 rules on the chopping block. The move aligns with President Donald Trump’s April 9 executive order on “Zero-Based Regulation to Unleash American Energy,” and targets a broad range of Biden-era appliance and water use mandates.
Wright called the initiative “the largest deregulatory effort in history,” aimed at cutting bureaucratic red tape that he says has raised consumer costs and diminished quality of life. Among the eliminated regulations are energy conservation standards for automatic commercial ice makers, residential dishwashers, compact clothes washers, water-efficient faucets, and more.
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, we are bringing back common sense — slashing regulations meant to appease Green New Deal fantasies, restrict consumer choice and increase costs for the American people,” Wright said.
While such rule changes normally take years, Wright credited the Trump administration’s rapid response team for completing the overhaul in just 110 days. “Promises made, promises kept,” he said.
According to the DOE, the 47 regulatory cuts will save Americans approximately $11 billion and eliminate over 125,000 words from the federal regulatory code.
Appearing on Fox News ahead of the formal announcement, Wright said the regulations being cut include standards for dishwashers, stoves, microwaves, washing machines — and notably, shower heads. “That’s what my wife wants for Mother’s Day — a real shower again,” he joked.
The deregulation effort complements Trump’s broader push to reassert American energy dominance. The April executive order requires agencies to include sunset clauses on energy-related regulations, forcing them to re-evaluate rules periodically to ensure they benefit the public.
The DOE published the full list of regulatory cuts on X, citing the campaign as a cornerstone of the administration’s energy-first agenda. The sweeping rollback is expected to impact nearly every American household, restoring consumer choice on everything from water pressure to appliance performance.
