It’s just one hit after another with this guy. Just trying to burn it down for the peasants as he walks out the door

https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1875260964234465782

From the link

The Biden administration finalized climate regulations to ban most natural gas-powered instantaneous water heaters—a move that critics say will drive up costs for consumers.

The Department of Energy—which formally published the rules the day after Christmas—didn’t issue a press release announcing the action, a departure from past appliance regulations. The published rules say the regulations are expected to help the climate by curbing carbon dioxide emissions.

Overall, under the regulations, roughly 40 percent of the new tankless water heaters available in the United States today will be taken off the market by 2029. Experts and industry officials say that will force consumers to purchase either more expensive or less efficient water heater models.

One industry analysis estimates that consumers will pay $450 more on average when purchasing new water heaters thanks to the regulations. And that will impact low-income and senior households, which are most reliant on the models targeted by the Department of Energy.

In fairness, the use of gas for water heaters has dropped tremendously over the past 40 years, as most new construction uses electricity not gas. But, many still want it, especially in more rural areas. And those tankless water heaters save people a lot of money. Also in fairness, electric are more cost effective than gas, except in larger houses, for which gas is much better. Biden doesn’t care. There are many older homes which do use gas, and it will be much more expensive to replace their systems.

And, really, it shouldn’t be up to the federal government, especially bureaucrats with an Agenda, to ban consumer goods which are only dangerous per doomsday cult yammerings. I can see this rule being brought to court, and, barring a win, the Trump admin rescinding the rule.