{"id":1990839,"date":"2023-08-04T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-lowers-estimated-consumer-savings-from-gas-stove-rule-sparking-criticism\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:34:54","slug":"doe-lowers-estimated-consumer-savings-from-gas-stove-rule-sparking-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-lowers-estimated-consumer-savings-from-gas-stove-rule-sparking-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE&#8217;s reduced gas stove rule savings estimate sparks criticism."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdoe-lowers-estimated-consumer-savings-from-gas-stove-rule-sparking-criticism%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=1990839&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 Administration Faces Criticism Over Revised Gas Stove \u200bEfficiency Rule<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration has recently faced \u200dbacklash after revising\u200c its estimate for consumer savings under the gas\u2063 stove energy\u200d efficiency rule. The revision,\u200d filed by the Department of Energy as\u2064 part of its &#8220;Energy Policy and\u2063 Conservation\u2063 Program,&#8221; has sparked criticism from\u200c industry voices who argue that\u200d the changes are not justified by \u200bthe net benefits.<\/p>\n<h3>Lowered Consumer Savings Estimate<\/h3>\n<p>Originally, the DOE estimated that the rule, if implemented today, would save\u200b U.S. consumers up to $1.7 billion in costs and render approximately half of current U.S. \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-introduce-new-legislation-to-protect-gas-stoves\/\" title=\"House Republicans introduce new legislation to protect gas stoves\">stove models ineligible<\/a> for purchase. However, the revised\u2062 estimate now suggests that consumer savings \u200dwould\u200d only \u2063amount to about\u200c 9 cents per month, marking a significant \u200c30% reduction from the \u200dinitial projection.<\/p>\n<h3>Industry Voices Speak \u2063Out<\/h3>\n<p>The Association of Home Appliance \u2064Manufacturers\u2062 (AHAM) \u200bhas urged\u2062 the\u2063 DOE to reconsider its proposed rulemaking in light of the revision. AHAM argues\u200d that the \u2064proposed &#8220;extremely \u2063stringent standard&#8221; would\u200d force consumers to sacrifice important features and access \u2062to a \u200dwide range of gas stove \u200dmodels on the market, all for the\u2064 sake of saving mere &#8220;pennies&#8221; \u2062each month.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The newly \u200dreleased DOE analysis revises downward the potential energy\u2062 savings from\u200c its\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-lowers-estimated-consumer-savings-from-gas-stove-rule-sparking-criticism\/\" title=\"DOE's reduced gas stove rule savings estimate sparks criticism.\">original cooking product \u200crulemaking \u2063proposal<\/a>,\u2062 showing that \u2063the savings are even less than DOE originally projected and are \u2062almost \u200dnegligible,&#8221; the group\u2064 stated.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE&#8217;s recognition that currently available cooking products are more efficient than previously assumed \u200bis the primary reason for the changes in projected energy savings,\u2064 according to AHAM.<\/p>\n<h3>Political Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>The\u200d DOE&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-set-to-become-first-state-to-ban-natural-gas-in-new-buildings\/\" title=\"New York Set to Become First State to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings\">proposed efficiency regulation<\/a> has\u200d not only faced\u2064 industry criticism but also drawn ire from congressional Republicans. They\u2062 argue that \u2063the regulation of kitchen appliances violates the Energy \u2064Policy \u2062and \u200dConservation Act, a federal program established in 1979 to set energy conservation standards for consumer \u2062products. In response, Republicans introduced the\u2063 &#8220;Save Our Gas\u2062 Stoves Act&#8221; earlier this year, aiming to prevent the DOE from implementing \u200bany\u200d gas \u2062stove bans \u2063or restrictions at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read\u2062 more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration faced backlash as it reduced its projected consumer savings by 30% in the gas stove energy efficiency rule. Critics argue that the revised benefits fail to justify the alterations. 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