bonnie Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Biden admin cracks down on washers, fridges in latest climate action: 'Overregulation on steroids' Thomas Catenacci Fri, February 10, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST·3 min read Joe Biden President of the United States since 2021 The Biden administration proposed sweeping rules Friday to boost energy efficiency standards for clothes washers and refrigerators in an action it claimed would save consumers money and "significantly reduce pollution." The Department of Energy (DOE) said the two regulations, which would be implemented in 2027 if approved, are projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 233 million metric tons over the next 30 years. The agency also estimated that the energy-efficiency standards taking certain appliance models off the market would save $3.5 billion on an annual basis. "With today’s proposals, we’re building on a decades-long effort with our industry partners to ensure tomorrow’s appliances work more efficiently and save Americans money," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. "Over the last forty years, at the direction of Congress, DOE has worked to promote innovation, improve consumers’ options, and raise efficiency standards for household appliances without sacrificing the reliability and performance that Americans have come to expect," she continued. According to the announcement, the washers and refrigerators affected by the regulations currently represent 5% of annual residential energy use and 8% of residential electricity use nationwide. The new standards proposed for the two household appliances are the latest in a series of energy efficiency actions the Biden administration has pursued since taking office two years ago. In 2022 alone, the administration took more than 110 actions on appliances. INTERNAL BIDEN ADMIN MEMO SHOWS IT WAS SERIOUS ABOUT BANNING GAS STOVES BEFORE PUBLIC UPROAR On his first day in office in January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the Department of Energy to make "major revisions" to current appliance regulation standards and standards set by the Trump administration. A month later, the agency listed more than a dozen energy efficiency rules, impacting appliances like water heaters, cooking products and lamps, that it would review. Experts, though, have argued the appliance regulations are unnecessary and that consumers are already able to freely purchase more efficient appliances. Clothes washers are among the appliance that would be impacted by the Biden administration's latest eco regulation. "This is overregulation on steroids," Ben Lieberman, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "These are appliances that have already been subjected to multiple rounds of successively tighter standards." "There is just not much there there anymore," he said. "There's a great risk of doing more harm than good in the form of appliances — refrigerators or washers that cost more upfront than you're ever likely to save in the form of less energy and water use." Lieberman added that such appliance regulations were part of the Biden administration's "war on energy use." "By using climate as a kind of finger on the scale in favor of tougher standards, I think that's all the more reason to be suspicious that this is going to be a bad deal from a consumer standpoint," he continued. "Anybody who wants to buy ultra-efficient appliances is free to do so with or without these regulations. The regulations just make that the only game in town and usually at a higher cost that may or may not be earned back over the life of the appliance." 8thdaypriest 1 Quote Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument, or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make, period ... ... Wish more people would realize this. Quotes by Susan Gottesman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biden admin cracks down on washers, fridges in latest climate action: 'Overregulation on steroids' Thomas Catenacci Fri, February 10, 2023 at 4:39 PM CST·3 min read Joe Biden President of the United States since 2021 The Biden administration proposed sweeping rules Friday to boost energy efficiency standards for clothes washers and refrigerators in an action it claimed would save consumers money and "significantly reduce pollution." The Department of Energy (DOE) said the two regulations, which would be implemented in 2027 if approved, are projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 233 million metric tons over the next 30 years. The agency also estimated that the energy-efficiency standards taking certain appliance models off the market would save $3.5 billion on an annual basis. "With today’s proposals, we’re building on a decades-long effort with our industry partners to ensure tomorrow’s appliances work more efficiently and save Americans money," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. "Over the last forty years, at the direction of Congress, DOE has worked to promote innovation, improve consumers’ options, and raise efficiency standards for household appliances without sacrificing the reliability and performance that Americans have come to expect," she continued. According to the announcement, the washers and refrigerators affected by the regulations currently represent 5% of annual residential energy use and 8% of residential electricity use nationwide. The new standards proposed for the two household appliances are the latest in a series of energy efficiency actions the Biden administration has pursued since taking office two years ago. In 2022 alone, the administration took more than 110 actions on appliances. INTERNAL BIDEN ADMIN MEMO SHOWS IT WAS SERIOUS ABOUT BANNING GAS STOVES BEFORE PUBLIC UPROAR On his first day in office in January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the Department of Energy to make "major revisions" to current appliance regulation standards and standards set by the Trump administration. A month later, the agency listed more than a dozen energy efficiency rules, impacting appliances like water heaters, cooking products and lamps, that it would review. Experts, though, have argued the appliance regulations are unnecessary and that consumers are already able to freely purchase more efficient appliances. Clothes washers are among the appliance that would be impacted by the Biden administration's latest eco regulation. "This is overregulation on steroids," Ben Lieberman, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told Fox News Digital in an interview. "These are appliances that have already been subjected to multiple rounds of successively tighter standards." "There is just not much there there anymore," he said. "There's a great risk of doing more harm than good in the form of appliances — refrigerators or washers that cost more upfront than you're ever likely to save in the form of less energy and water use." Lieberman added that such appliance regulations were part of the Biden administration's "war on energy use." "By using climate as a kind of finger on the scale in favor of tougher standards, I think that's all the more reason to be suspicious that this is going to be a bad deal from a consumer standpoint," he continued. "Anybody who wants to buy ultra-efficient appliances is free to do so with or without these regulations. The regulations just make that the only game in town and usually at a higher cost that may or may not be earned back over the life of the appliance."
8thdaypriest Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 My repairman warned me NOT to buy one of the new refrigerators that use propane. Said they've had all kinds of problems. Quote 8thdaypriest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted January 18 Members Share Posted January 18 10 minutes ago, 8thdaypriest said: My repairman warned me NOT to buy one of the new refrigerators that use propane. Said they've had all kinds of problems. When living in Worcester, MA a number of years ago, we had a stove that ran on propane, I loved that stove! Sometimes the pilot light would go out, that was always a pain to relight!! Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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