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2009-08-28 -Lurid Crime Tales-

DOE to roll out rules for beverage vending machines

Da' Nanny State strikes again

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.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-28 18:11|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Just another example of the cancer of Euroism. The Beltway and EUcrats competing to see who can build the largest pile of paper or biggest PDF files on regulating every nit in existence.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-08-28 19:37|| 2009-08-28 19:37|| Front Page Top

#2 wow. I guess tenants aren't smart enough to request energy efficient machines without the heavy boot of gubbamint regulation. The trouble with these regulatory agency is that if they don't push this shit forward, they're accused by Donks and Whack lefties (one and the same, I know) of "doing nothing!"

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-28 19:47|| 2009-08-28 19:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Well now.

I don't have a big problem with this. The DoE has been pushing energy-saving standards for lots of electrical appliances, from refrigerators to computers (e.g., Energy Star), for a few years now. It's likely done a fair bit of good. If vending machines are next up on the list, I don't have a problem with it.

I do hope the DoE recognizes the concept of "diminishing returns" ...

Posted by Steve White 2009-08-28 20:55|| 2009-08-28 20:55|| Front Page Top

#4 I'd suggest that you google California Air Resources Board to see the "activist" bureaucracy in action, technology be damned. How much does a vending machine consume? How often do you see a POS old-time machine?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-08-28 21:13|| 2009-08-28 21:13|| Front Page Top

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