The Energy Department is slated to finalize efficiency standards for beverage vending machines on Monday that DOE says will initially increase costs but recoup them in energy savings over several years.
And if you believe anything this gummint tells you, I can get you a good deal on a bridge....
The standards will, over 30 years, save the amount of energy consumed annually by more than 830,000 U.S. households in a single year, the rule states, while providing cumulative greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2042 that equal the emissions from 2 million cars annually.
They speculate. But the same gummint can't properly handle giving out money for cars. (Not that it was proper to begin with....)
The final rule will apply to machines made or imported into the United States beginning three years after publication.
DOE said there will be just a slight impact on vending industry employment. "Based on DOE's interviews with manufacturers of beverage vending machines, DOE expects minimal plant closings or loss of employment as a result of the standards," the rule states.
Any plant closings or loss of employment is too much -- unless said loss of employment is by the clowns who thought this crap up.
Link is to the rule's summary. Link to full rule (PDF) is here.