{"id":1980298,"date":"2023-07-22T12:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-green-regulation-on-cheap-water-heaters\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T16:55:32","slug":"biden-administration-proposes-green-regulation-on-cheap-water-heaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-green-regulation-on-cheap-water-heaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin suggests eco rules for affordable water heaters."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-administration-proposes-green-regulation-on-cheap-water-heaters%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=1980298&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--><h2>The Biden\u200c Administration \u200dProposes\u2064 New Regulations \u2062for Water Heaters<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden \u2062administration has put \u2063forth a proposal for new regulations aimed at making water heaters\u2064 more \u200defficient. President Biden believes that\u2063 this plan\u2063 will not \u2062only \u2064have positive climate\u200b benefits but also save consumers money. However, it is important to note that these regulations \u200cmay result in the removal of some cheaper heaters from the \u200cmarket.<\/p>\n<h3>Efficiency Standards and Consumer \u2064Savings<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200b Department of Energy estimates that if \u2063the proposed efficiency standards are implemented, consumers could save a staggering $198 billion over \u2063a span of 30 years.\u2062 Additionally, these regulations would lead to a\u2063 significant reduction of 501 million \u2063metric tons in emissions.<\/p>\n<h3>Support from United States Secretary of Energy<\/h3>\n<p>United States Secretary \u200cof Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm, expressed her support for the proposal, \u2062stating, &#8220;This proposal reinforces the trajectory of consumer savings that forms the key pillar of Bidenomics and builds on the unprecedented actions already taken by this Administration to lower energy costs for working families across the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Improved Efficiency Standards<\/h3>\n<p>If finalized, the new standards would\u2062 take\u200b effect in 2029. Under\u2064 these regulations, new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-green-regulation-on-cheap-water-heaters\/\" title=\"Biden admin suggests eco rules for affordable water heaters.\">common-size electric water heaters<\/a> would be required to use heat pumps, which are known to be more efficient than older technology. Gas-powered heaters, on the other hand, would\u2064 utilize condensing technology.<\/p>\n<p>Granholm emphasized that these updated efficiency standards \u200dare crucial in reducing utility \u200dbills for American families and cutting harmful carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Impact\u200c on\u2063 Manufacturers<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2062draft of the proposal outlines the potential \u200ceffect on manufacturers. It estimates \u2064that the implementation\u200b of the\u200b updated standards could \u200bresult in a financial impact ranging from a loss of $207.3 million to a\u2064 gain of $165.5 million by the year 2056. The conversion costs are\u200b estimated to be $228.1 million.<\/p>\n<h3>Opposition and \u2063Proposed Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans have been\u2062 critical\u2064 of President Biden&#8217;s green energy push, \u200bstarting with their\u2064 resistance\u200c to phasing \u200cout gas stoves nationwide. In response\u2062 to the encroaching regulations, Republicans have proposed legislation \u200cto label the\u2063 Biden administration as having \u200dan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-russia-saudi-arabia-snub-biden-refuse-to-increase-oil-production\/\" title=\"Report: Russia, Saudi Arabia Snub Biden; Refuse To Increase Oil Production\">anti-fossil fuel agenda<\/a>. They recently passed the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act and the Save Our\u200c Gas Stoves Act, with some \u2063Democrats crossing \u2064party lines to support the bills in the House.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden officials argue that these regulations will save people\u2062 money and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-climate-official-on-people-producing-emissions-we-have-to-break-your-will\/\" title=\"Massachusetts Climate Official On People Producing Emissions: \u2018We Have To Break Your Will\u2019\">reduce carbon emissions<\/a>, opponents of the new rules believe that\u200c they\u200b are doing more harm\u200c to markets \u200cand\u2064 public choice than they \u2064are helping to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-no-need-to-worry-about-supply-chain-inflation\/\" title=\"Biden: No need to worry about supply chain, inflation\">lower everyday costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read\u200d more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration aims to enhance water heater efficiency, a move that would yield climate advantages and cost savings for consumers. However, this plan may eliminate certain affordable heaters from the market. 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