Senior Energy Policy Advocate comments on US House bill to cut efficiency standards for new manufactured homes

(Raleigh, NC – January 16, 2026) Claire Williamson, the Senior Energy Policy Advocate, recently spoke to Canary media about how the US House bill HR 5184 benefits homebuilder special interests, while doing nothing to ensure better more affordable housing for people.

“Utility costs can be in the several hundred dollars for folks in a manufactured house. $300, $400, even $500 a month in peak costs is not trivial,” Claire Williamson said.

The measure would rescind 2022 criteria for insulation, air sealing, and other energy-saving features in prefabricated, or mobile, homes, restoring weaker standards more than 30 years old.

Read Claire’s full comments.