{"id":1876242,"date":"2023-03-14T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T12:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concern-builds-over-bidens-green-energy-clampdown-on-washing-machines-refrigerators\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T09:54:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T13:54:32","slug":"concern-builds-over-bidens-green-energy-clampdown-on-washing-machines-refrigerators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/concern-builds-over-bidens-green-energy-clampdown-on-washing-machines-refrigerators\/","title":{"rendered":"Concern Builds Over Biden\u2019s Green Energy Clampdown on Washing Machines, Refrigerators"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconcern-builds-over-bidens-green-energy-clampdown-on-washing-machines-refrigerators%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1876242&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s\u00a0new &#8220;energy-efficiency standards&#8221; Industry experts have expressed concern about washing machines and refrigerators, fearing that they might end up costing more to consumers and manufacturers at a time where energy costs are rising.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Energy (DOE)\u00a0last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/doe-proposes-new-standards-residential-appliances-save-americans-billions-annual-energy\">Proposed<\/a> Washing machines will be subject to new efficiency standards, which claim they will achieve greater efficacy. &#8220;lower household energy costs&#8221; While reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and helping to fight the &#8220;climate crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the proposed rules<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/buildings\/articles\/appliance-and-equipment-standards-fact-sheet\">PDF<\/a>), which would go into effect in 2027, washing machines and refrigerators would be required to meet a\u00a0more stringent set of energy efficiency standards and use considerably less water.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, appliances must comply with the standards to achieve maximum energy savings.<\/p>\n<p>This department would also stop manufacturers from &#8220;undercutting those playing by the rules&#8221; By providing &#8220;inferior-quality products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The DOE estimates that consumers will save $60 billion over the next 30 years. It also notes that most of the products that achieve these standards are already in commercial production.<\/p>\n<p>Industry experts and manufacturers are concerned about the new standards. They claim that they could decrease cleaning performance and increase costs for consumers and manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you&#8217;re squeezing all you can out of efficiency in terms of electricity use and water \u2026 you by definition either make the appliance worse or slower,&#8221; Travis Fisher, a senior research fellow at Heritage Foundation&#8217;s\u00a0Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/how-bidens-new-washing-machine-regulations-could-ruin-laundry-day\/\">Submitted<\/a> Washington Free Beacon &#8220;Why are we so focused on the energy output, as opposed to if it&#8217;s helping me wash my clothes?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That standard has kind of gone off the rails,&#8221; Fisher was also mentioned. &#8220;They keep tightening the standards, and I&#8217;m not sure their reasoning makes sense any more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4941455\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/Joe-Biden-4GettyImages-1434788622-1.jpg\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/a> U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm give remarks about energy at an event that took place in the Roosevelt Room of Washington&#8217;s White House on October 19, 2022. (Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<h2>Standards Could \u2018Harm Consumers&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Elsewhere, the\u00a0Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) argued\u00a0that the majority of appliances covered by the program now\u00a0operate at peak efficiency, meaning that the additional standards are unlikely to\u00a0result in significant energy gains.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More stringent federal efficiency standards are likely to increase costs for manufacturers and consumers without providing meaningful energy savings,&#8221; AHAM stated. &#8220;Continuing with the current policy could put product performance at risk as manufacturers are forced to make design changes to accommodate more stringent efficiency standards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Like many efficiency standards, the government claims that although these standards will raise the cost of appliances, they are justified because they will reduce\u00a0consumer spending on energy and water\u00a0even more,&#8221;\u00a0James Coleman, American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-washing-machine-rule-would-make-americans-dirtier-stinkier-raise-prices-manufacturers\">Submitted<\/a> Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, if that were true, consumers would likely buy more efficient appliances anyway, given that studies show consumers consider energy and water costs,&#8221;\u00a0Coleman said. &#8220;If consumers do fully consider what they will pay on energy in their individual circumstances, then the standards would, on-net, harm consumers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In rolling out the new proposed rules,\u00a0U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said the regulations build on &#8220;a decades-long effort with industry to ensure tomorrow&#8217;s appliances work more efficiently and save Americans money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the last 40 years, at the direction of Congress, DOE has worked to promote innovation, improve consumers&#8217; options, and raise efficiency standards for household appliances without sacrificing the reliability and performance that Americans have come to expect,&#8221;\u00a0Granholm said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOE, the proposed rules would save\u00a0American consumers around $3.5 billion a year on their energy and water bills while also reducing\u00a0carbon dioxide emissions by 233 million metric tons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2631213\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/2018-08-22T071924Z_2_LYNXNPEE7L08R_RTROPTP_4_SEARS-RESTRUCTURING-BRANDS-1.jpg\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/a> Sears Kenmore washers are on display in a Sears departmental shop in La Jolla California, March 22, 2017. (Mike Blake\/Reuters)<\/figure>\n<h2>Lower Energy and Water Consumption May Have an Impact on Cleaning Performance<\/h2>\n<p>However, it also noted that around 25 percent of\u00a0top-loading standard-size clothes washer consumers and 24 percent of front-loading (compact and standard-size) clothes washer consumers &#8220;would experience a net cost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DOE acknowledges the larger impact on senior-only households as a result of smaller households and lower average annual use, but notes that the average LCC savings are still positive,&#8221; According to the department.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the DOE stated that it acknowledges that generally\u00a0&#8220;a consumer-acceptable level of cleaning performance can be easier to achieve through the use of higher amounts of energy and water use during the clothes washer cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Conversely, maintaining acceptable cleaning performance can be more difficult as energy and water levels are reduced,&#8221; It was noted.<\/p>\n<p>The department also noted that\u00a0manufacturers would incur\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/03\/03\/2023-03862\/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-residential-clothes-washers#h-20\">$690.8 million<\/a>\u00a0in conversion costs to bring the products into compliance with the\u00a0amended standards.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the department noted that it is authorized to regulate the\u00a0energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial equipment every six years under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which Congress passed in 1975.<\/p>\n<p>The latest regulations come after the DOE proposed a\u00a0maximum annual gas consumption of 1,204 thousand British thermal units for all gas cooking tops, a rule that if\u00a0finalized, would remove\u00a0up to\u00a0half\u00a0the current gas cooking appliances on the U.S. market.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0White House has insisted that President Joe Biden does not support such a ban.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times contacted the Department of Energy in order to obtain comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> &#8230;..<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> Continue Reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/concern-builds-over-bidens-green-energy-clampdown-on-washing-machines-refrigerators_5121327.html?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\">Concern builds over Biden\u2019s Green Energy Clampdown for Washing Machines, Refrigerators<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration\u2019s\u00a0new \u201cenergy-efficiency standards\u201d for refrigerators and washing machines have sparked concern among industry experts who fear they could end up costing manufacturers and consumers more at a time when energy costs have soared. The Department of Energy (DOE)\u00a0last month proposed new efficiency standards for washing machines, claiming that they would \u201clower household energy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":1895817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[3706,8386,21588,11870,4486,5812,8144,21589,9446],"class_list":["post-1876242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-bidens","tag-builds","tag-clampdown","tag-concern","tag-energy","tag-green","tag-machines","tag-refrigerators","tag-washing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/69"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1876242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1895817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1876242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1876242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1876242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}