It’s all about “energy efficiency” to stop global boiling, you know, as Joe takes huge fossil fueled trips and stays in giant, energy sucking McMansions
Biden admin’s latest home appliance crackdown: ceiling fans
Ceiling fans are now the latest target in the Biden administration’s green agenda, sparking pushback from Republicans and manufacturers.
The Department of Energy is proposing a rule that would require ceiling fans to be more energy efficient, arguing the move would save U.S. households on energy costs.
According to the Energy Department’s analysis, the new rules would save households about $39 over the lifespan of the new energy-efficient fan. However, the cost to manufacturers associated with the increased equipment will total $86.6 million per year, the department said.
Republicans on the House Committee on Small Business say that if the rule goes into effect, it could put small manufacturers out of business, given the costs the companies would incur in order to comply with the changes.
The average lifespan of a ceiling fan is 10 years (though, I have 2 upstairs that have lasted since 2009, and the one in my bedroom only turns off when the power is out), so, you save a whopping $3.90 a year. But, what will the new fans cost?
The agency said standard residential ceiling fans complying with the proposed rule would cut consumers’ electricity costs to operate fans by roughly 40% compared to with the least-efficient fans currently on the market. The DOE estimates the purchase price of fans would increase by around $10 a piece if the new regulations are put in place, and says that additional cost would be covered by energy bill savings in about four years.
So, probably like $50. Even if it is $10, that means you save $2.90 a year, and
“This rule would require numerous small business fan manufacturers to redesign their products and may put between 10 and 30 percent of small business ceiling fan manufacturers out of business,” the GOP members of the small business committee wrote in a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday. “It appears that the Department of Energy (DOE) may not have properly considered small entities during this rulemaking process.”
Seriously, is this all necessary?
In a statement to FOX Business on Friday, a DOE spokesperson defended the potential new rule changes, saying, “These proposed standards, which are required by Congress, wouldn’t take effect until 2028, would give Americans more energy efficient options to choose from, and would save hardworking taxpayers up to $369 million per year, while substantially reducing harmful air pollution — a crucial fact that some have conveniently failed to mention.”
In other words, carbon pollution. You know that’s what they mean. From ceiling fans. These people are out of control. Is there anything they won’t attempt to regulate to death?
Having an army of deep state trough dwellers burning God only knows how long ruminating about this has already cost every American household more than any possible electricity savings plus the costs of changing out all the individual fans.
Cost/benefit is not exactly .gov’s strong suit. Penny wise, pound fooling doesn’t begin to cover it.
Yeah, honest elections.
Elections are the responsibility of the individual states; including 24 solidly red, 7 swing states* (4 controlled by Repubs) and 19 blue states.
It seems the Republican Party has a significant advantage in controlling state elections, 28 to 22. How are the Dems and decrepit, demented Dark Brandon stealing elections?
We think the Repubs, especially the MAGAt brand of Repubs, are just making excuses for losing. A more relevant question may be how do “red” states dominate state legislatures but somehow lose statewide elections for President?
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Swing states: AZ – Repub House and Senate; GA – Repub House and Senate; MI – Dem House and Senate; NC – Repub House and Senate; PA – Dem House, Repub Senate; VA – Repub House, Dem Senate; WI – Repub House and Senate
You can have my ceiling fans when you pry my remote from my cold, dead hands!!
These morons don’t care about saving energy or the environment. All they want to do is save their phony baloney jobs.
Under attack by Brandon!
Ceiling fans are a vestige of white plantations part of our southern heritage
This will no doubt drop the global temp down 1.5 degrees, saving us all…
How? Even if true, then Congress can stop it.
Please explain what the date has to do with anything,
PURE. Used. Food. If you remove models from consideration for whatever reason, that’s FEWER choices, not more.
To the tune of $4/year per fan. Forgive me for not cheering. And since WHEN has the Brandon (mis)administration cared about the cost of anything? This would be a first.
Wrong. You’re from the so-called Department of Energy – if we had a sane nuclear program, air pollution wouldn’t be an issue.
Whoever said “The world is run by ‘C’ students was painfully optimistic.