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2024-03-01 Government Corruption

Energy Department finalizes efficiency standards for washers and dryers

[Washington Examiner] The Department of Energy finalized efficiency standards on Thursday for new residential clothes washers and dryers coming to the market in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and cut down energy costs for consumers.

The DOE expects the finalized rule to save consumers $2.2 billion per year on utility bills, amounting to $39 billion over 30 years, according to a press release. The rules are also expected to reduce 71 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, the equivalent of emissions from 9 million homes.

"For decades, DOE’s appliance standards actions for clothes washers and dryers have provided loads of savings for American families while also de-creasing harmful carbon emissions," Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said in a statement. "With strong support from industry leaders and consumer advocates, DOE will continue to roll out innovative appliance solutions throughout 2024 to lower costs for the American people—continuing the cycle of household savings that are the backbone of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda."

The clothes washer standards are expected to allow for between 9%-11% in energy savings and 17%-28% in water savings, while the standards for clothes dryers are expected to use 40% less energy. Compliance is expected to be required from March 1, 2028.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 04:20|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 The mission of the DoE was to make America energy independent. It failed. It's been spending its time dictating a substandard of living for the people. Rip out the old Atomic Energy Commission and shut the rest down.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-01 06:38|| 2024-03-01 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 ^What about LANL?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-01 06:41|| 2024-03-01 06:41|| Front Page Top

#3
In other headlines
New Washer and dyer prices unexpectedly sky rocket.
DC Swamp to hold congressional hearings with its Washer and Dyer company campaign donors

Posted by NN2N1 2024-03-01 07:07|| 2024-03-01 07:07|| Front Page Top

#4 LANL was part of the DoD/AEC prior to the DoE. National laboratories were established in the post WW2 period as contractors for DoD because the GS table of pay could not attract the skills for the level of work required.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-03-01 07:09|| 2024-03-01 07:09|| Front Page Top

#5 ^😎

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-01 07:51|| 2024-03-01 07:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Just bulldoze the place with the staff inside like we filled the Iraqi trenches in Desert Storm.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-03-01 09:43|| 2024-03-01 09:43|| Front Page Top

#7 If they make the standard twice as strict, we will conserve twice as much energy and save the planet even sooner.
Of course, twice as 'efficient' means you have to run the appliance 2 or 3 times as long to do the same job.
Sure, it seems pointless, but we have to do something!

Posted by SteveS 2024-03-01 09:56|| 2024-03-01 09:56|| Front Page Top

#8 I already have to run my "energy saving" dryer two cycles to dry even a small load.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2024-03-01 11:41|| 2024-03-01 11:41|| Front Page Top

#9 Will Maytag stocks tumble?

Snark O'The Day

Posted by Shoth Gratch3103 2024-03-01 12:37|| 2024-03-01 12:37|| Front Page Top

#10 See me off-line for an explanation of #9 Grom.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-01 12:41|| 2024-03-01 12:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Like what they did with toilets and shower heads, and wanting to put a governor on your thermostat and utilities.

But no, they aren't coming after your appliances and trying to humiliate you, you conspiracy whackadoodle.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-03-01 12:59|| 2024-03-01 12:59|| Front Page Top

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