{"id":1977011,"date":"2023-07-19T05:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-gas-stoves-biden-admin-rule-would-outlaw-nearly-all-portable-gas-generators\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T05:39:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T09:39:59","slug":"not-just-gas-stoves-biden-admin-rule-would-outlaw-nearly-all-portable-gas-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-gas-stoves-biden-admin-rule-would-outlaw-nearly-all-portable-gas-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin&#8217;s Rule Bans Most Portable Gas Generators"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fnot-just-gas-stoves-biden-admin-rule-would-outlaw-nearly-all-portable-gas-generators%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=1977011&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--><div>\n\u2062  <\/p>\n<h2>Crackdown\u200d comes\u2064 as country\u2064 faces\u2063 increased risk of \u2062power\u2062 outages<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n\u200d \u200d <\/p>\n<p>Just months after\u2063 a Biden-appointed regulator \u2063teased \u2063a\u200d ban on gas stoves, the administration \u200bis working \u2064to \u200benact \u2064a\u200d rule that\u2062 would prohibit\u200d the manufacturing of \u2062nearly\u2064 all\u200d portable\u200b gas generators on the\u200d U.S. market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n \u200d <\/p>\n<p>A\u200c proposed Consumer Product \u2062Safety\u2064 Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/s3fs-public\/SupplementalNoticeofProposedRulemakingSNPRSafetyStandardforPortableGenerators.pdf?VersionId=zxwp.NpJj8nNCxLf7CIp3zMVqLB1MrgE\"\u200d target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">rule<\/a> \u2063limits the\u200b amount\u200b of \u2063carbon\u2062 monoxide\u2063 a product\u2062 can emit, \u200bwith the \u200dcommission\u2064 admitting\u200c that\u2063 95 \u200cpercent \u200bof portable \u2063gas generators\u2063 on \u2064the\u200c market cannot \u200bcomply\u200c with\u200d its new standard. \u200cAs\u2063 a result, industry\u2063 leaders say, the\u2064 rule\u200b will\u200c prompt\u2064 widespread\u2062 generator shortages,\u2064 as \u200dmanufacturers\u200c only have six \u200dmonths\u200b to design generators \u200dthat meet the proposed regulation. \u200cThat process normally\u2062 takes \u2062years, Portable Generator Manufacturers&#8217; Association\u200c executive\u2064 director \u200bSusan\u2062 Orenga \u200dtold the <em>Washington \u200dFree \u200cBeacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>The \u200brule proposal comes \u2062just months \u200dafter Biden-backed \u200ccommissioner\u2062 Richard Trumka\u2062 Jr. \u2063teased a \u200csimilar \u2063regulatory \u2063ban on gas\u2063 stoves, \u200dwhich \u2063he called \u200ba\u200b &#8220;hidden hazard.&#8221; It\u200c also comes as\u200d many\u200c Americans \u2062face \u200can\u200b increased \u2064risk of \u200cpower \u2064outages as the country \u2063increasingly \u2063relies on \u200bgreen \u200benergy \u2063to produce\u200c its electricity. A \u2062whopping \u200ctwo-thirds \u2062of \u200cNorth America \u200bfaces an &#8220;elevated \u200brisk&#8221; \u200bof\u200c power blackouts this \u2062summer, a\u200b leading\u200d grid watchdog \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/energy\/majority-of-united-states-faces-elevated-risk-of-summer-power-blackouts-amid-green-energy-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found<\/a> \u200bin May, a\u200c vulnerability \u2062that stems \u2064from America&#8217;s increase \u2064in \u200dgreen\u2063 power\u2063 generation\u200b and\u200d decrease \u200din\u2064 fossil fuel\u2064 power \u2062plants. California, for example,\u2063 saw\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/09\/07\/california-avoids-widespread-rolling-blackouts-as-heat-strains-grid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">power \u200coutages<\/a> \u200bin\u2063 the\u200c summer of\u200b 2022 \u200das\u200c electricity\u2063 demand surged.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Portable\u200c gas generators can\u200b help those who \u200bexperience\u200d a power outage \u200bkeep\u200d the lights \u200con, and nearly five million\u2063 households use them.\u2064 Should\u2063 the Biden\u2063 administration \u200bfinalize\u200b its rule,\u200b however, the \u200cgenerators\u2062 could become\u200c difficult \u200bto obtain. \u2063The\u200b commission&#8217;s rule\u200b prohibits manufacturers\u2063 from \u2063stockpiling non-compliant generators prior to\u2063 the rule&#8217;s \u2064enactment.<\/p>\n<p>\u200c  <\/p>\n<p>Beyond the\u200d Consumer\u200d Product \u200dSafety\u200b Commission, \u200dPresident Joe\u2063 Biden&#8217;s\u2063 Energy \u200cDepartment \u2064has\u200b unveiled a slew \u2063of environmental regulations \u2062to fight\u200d climate change. The department \u2062says \u2064its\u200d proposed \u200bgas stove rule, \u200dfor example,\u2062 would effectively\u200b ban half of \u2063all \u200cmodels\u200c on \u200bthe U.S. market from being sold.\u2062 The department\u2064 has also proposed or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-just-gas-stoves-biden-admin-rule-would-outlaw-nearly-all-portable-gas-generators\/\" title=\"Biden Admin's Rule Bans Most Portable Gas Generators\">finalized\u200b energy \u200defficiency rules \u200dtargeting\u200d washing machines<\/a>, \u2064refrigerators,\u200c and \u200blightbulbs. &#8220;Collectively,&#8221; \u200bthe department said\u200b in February, &#8220;these \u200benergy\u200d actions \u2026 \u200csupport \u2063President Biden&#8217;s\u2062 ambitious clean \u2063energy agenda \u200cto\u200d combat \u2063the \u2062climate crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>Many\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-agency-pushes-new-rules-targeting-portable-gas-powered-generators\/\" title=\"Federal Agency Pushes New Rules Targeting Portable Gas-Powered Generators\">portable generator manufacturers<\/a> \u200dalready impose voluntary \u2063standards \u2063to keep\u200d consumers \u2062safe \u200bfrom\u2063 carbon monoxide emissions. \u2063The Portable\u200b Generator Manufacturers&#8217; \u200dAssociation\u2062 standard requires \u2064a\u2063 generator to\u200d automatically shut off when\u2063 carbon monoxide concentrations\u2064 hit \u200ccertain\u200b levels. \u200dIt also\u2064 imposes product \u2062warning labels and \u2062durability requirements for\u200c the shutoff \u2062systems.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Still,\u200b the \u200cBiden administration \u2062is \u2064looking to adopt more \u200dstringent carbon monoxide emission \u2063caps \u200cfrom \u2064Underwriters Laboratories,\u2063 an international \u200dproduct safety \u200dcompany.\u200b The \u200bConsumer \u2062Product \u2062Safety Commission \u2064says its rule\u2063 is\u200b necessary due to\u200d low\u2062 compliance\u200b with\u200d voluntary \u200dstandards in the gas \u2064generator \u200dmarket\u2014it\u200b estimates that\u2063 just 30 percent of \u2063models \u200ccomply\u2064 with \u200bthe\u200b Portable Generator \u200dManufacturers&#8217;\u200c Association \u200cstandard. \u200bThe association, \u200chowever, says \u200croughly 75 \u200cpercent \u2064of \u200dthe \u2063market\u200d is \u200ccompliant\u2062 with its standards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063  \u2062<\/p>\n<p>Only one\u2064 manufacturer, \u2064Techtronic Industries, \u2063certifies its \u200cproducts\u200c to a level \u200cthat \u2064would\u2064 mostly satisfy\u2062 the \u200dcommission&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About Trump\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">proposed rule<\/a>. But\u2064 none of its\u2064 models\u2064 appear on best-seller\u2062 and top-rated lists\u200b from\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com\/stories\/676-Top-Rated-and-Best-Selling-Portable-Generators.html\"\u2064 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Electric Generators\u200b Direct<\/em><\/a>, \u200b<a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/home\/tools\/a39528638\/best-portable-generators\/\" \u2064target=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\"><em>Popular Mechanics<\/em><\/a>,\u2064 or <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbes-personal-shopper\/article\/best-portable-generators\/?sh=1aa12b641aaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Forbes<\/em><\/a>. Only\u200b a few of the\u2063 company&#8217;s\u200c models, meanwhile, are\u2062 strong\u2063 enough\u2064 to power a home \u2062during an \u2062outage. The company&#8217;s models \u2064are \u200dalso\u2064 <a \u2063href=\"https:\/\/www.ryobitools.com\/products\/details\/46396022912\">more\u2062 expensive<\/a>\u200b than\u200d their\u200c competitors.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Consumer\u2062 Product Safety\u2064 Commission says \u200cits standards \u200bwill stop carbon monoxide \u2063deaths from\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-energy-meltdown-proves-a-stunning-failure-of-progressive-ideology\/\" title=\"California\u2019s Energy Meltdown Proves a Stunning Failure of Progressive Ideology\">portable generators<\/a>. \u2064Commission \u200dpress \u200dsecretary \u200dPatty\u2064 Davis, \u200chowever,\u200d could \u2063only point \u200dto \u200bone \u200dfatal \u2064incident\u200b involving a model \u200dthat complies with \u200bthe \u2063Portable Generator Manufacturers&#8217; Association\u2064 standard. But\u200d that\u2064 incident, \u2062which killed three people\u2064 in \u2063Louisiana \u200din 2021, was likely\u2062 caused by user error\u2014the users\u200c <a \u200chref=\"https:\/\/downloads.regulations.gov\/CPSC-2006-0057-0170\/attachment_4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">placed<\/a> \u2063the generator\u2064 next \u2063to their house with\u200b the \u200cexhaust port directly in \u200cfront of\u2063 the\u2063 door, a setup\u2064 that\u2064 contradicts \u200cgenerator \u200dguidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d  <\/p>\n<p>The\u200c public\u200b comment\u200b period for\u200d the proposed generator\u200c rule ended June \u200d20, \u200dand the commission \u2063will \u2062now draft its final version, which will go \u2064into effect\u2064 180\u2062 days after its approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of carbon monoxide emissions from portable gas generators, aiming to reduce the risk of power outages. This move follows concerns about the country&#8217;s power supply and a previous suggestion to ban gas stoves. 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