{"id":1980803,"date":"2023-07-23T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-dept-proposes-rule-cracking-down-on-water-heaters\/"},"modified":"2023-07-23T14:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-23T18:44:46","slug":"biden-energy-dept-proposes-rule-cracking-down-on-water-heaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-dept-proposes-rule-cracking-down-on-water-heaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Energy Dept. suggests stricter regulations for 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-energy-dept-proposes-rule-cracking-down-on-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=1980803&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 Department of Energy Proposes \u2064New Energy Efficiency Standards for Water Heaters<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Energy (DOE) \u2063recently announced\u2062 a\u2062 plan to \u2064crack down on home hot water heaters,\u2062 part\u200b of\u200c a series of proposed rules from the Biden administration on appliances. Critics warn that these \u200drules will limit consumer power, but the DOE argues that \u2064they will \u200dlead to significant benefits.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The\u200c new proposed rule would tighten\u200d requirements for water \u2062heaters, dictating that\u200d most \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-dept-proposes-rule-cracking-down-on-water-heaters\/\" title=\"Biden's Energy Dept. suggests stricter regulations for water heaters.\">common-sized\u200d electric water\u2062 heaters achieve efficiency gains<\/a> with heat\u200c pump \u2062technology and gas-fired instantaneous water heaters achieve efficiency \u2064gains through condensing technology, according to a press release from the agency.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the DOE, these standards would save consumers $11 billion annually on utility bills and $198 billion over a 30-year period. Additionally, the regulations would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-becomes-the-first-millennial-confirmed-to-a-cabinet-position\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Becomes The First Millennial Confirmed To A Cabinet Position\">reduce greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> by roughly 500 million\u2063 tons \u2064during the same time period.<\/p>\n<h3>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Supports the\u200c Proposal<\/h3>\n<p>Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressed her support for the proposal, stating, &#8220;Today&#8217;s actions \u2014 together with our industry partners and stakeholders \u2014\u2064 improve outdated efficiency standards for common household appliances, which is essential to slashing utility bills for American families and cutting\u200b harmful carbon\u2062 emissions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &#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\u200c across the nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the DOE believes that the proposed standards will accelerate the deployment of electric heat pump water heaters, \u200dcritics argue that they\u2062 will force\u2064 cheaper gas heaters\u200c off \u2064the \u200cmarket. Non-condensing gas-fired heaters are\u2063 cheaper, smaller in \u2063size, and have lower \u200binstallation costs.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY)\u2064 voiced his opposition to \u200dthe proposed rule, stating, &#8220;Leave us alone.&#8221; He \u2063believes that the rule is unlikely to \u2064benefit many Americans\u2062 financially due to the high cost of equipment.<\/p>\n<p>DOE \u200bhas \u200bstated that the new rule would\u2064 go into effect\u200c in 2029 if adopted within the proposed\u200d timeline. However,\u200d the proposed standards could still be revised after the agency considers public comments and\u2064 holds a public hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has already finalized\u200b or proposed 18 different\u200b efficiency standards for various products, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-questions-top-official-over-proposed-gas-stove-ban-cost-to-move-to-electric\/\" title=\"Lawmaker queries official on gas stove ban, electric switch expenses.\">including\u200c gas stoves<\/a>, air conditioners, washing machines, and refrigerators. This trend of increasing regulations has raised concerns among experts.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Lieberman, a \u2063senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, expressed his skepticism, stating, &#8220;It seems that \u2063almost everything \u2064that\u2064 plugs in or fires up\u2062 around the house is either subject \u2063to \u2064a pending regulation or soon will be.&#8221; He believes that these rules are often bad for consumers as they\u2063 restrict \u200bconsumer \u2062choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DOE plans to regulate home hot water heaters, a move criticized for limiting consumer power. As part of the Biden administration&#8217;s proposed rules on appliances, the new regulation aims to tighten requirements for water heaters, particularly electric ones of common sizes. 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