Posted on 12/22/2023 8:00:06 AM PST by Libloather
The Biden administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to upgrade energy codes nationwide that conform with strict energy efficiency standards, a move experts said is tantamount to a backdoor natural gas ban.
The Department of Energy (DOE) said it will begin accepting applications for a total of $530 million in technical assistance competitive grants for local residential and commercial building code upgrades as part of its implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
According to DOE, adoption of the latest model energy codes, zero energy codes and building performance standards would lead to widespread emissions reductions.
"Shaping a clean energy future for cities and neighborhoods requires a whole system approach that includes modernizing the building stock to use less energy and be more resilient in the face of increasing natural disasters," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement.
"Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we’re supporting states and local governments as they adopt and implement proven solutions that will save consumers money, reduce climate pollution and build a place-based workforce of well-paid, in-demand jobs for local community members," she continued.
Overall, the IRA earmarks $1 billion to the DOE for awarding grants to local jurisdictions to adopt the most recent energy codes, the 2021 International Energy Conservation Codes (IECC) developed by the International Code Council. In September, DOE opened applications for another $400 million for building code upgrades under the IRA.
The IECC, which is slated to be updated again in 2024, includes various standards guaranteeing a high level of energy efficiency in new building construction. According to the National Association of Home Builders, though, the 2021 IECC could make a new home as much as $31,000 more expensive because of the technological upgrades.
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I’m old enough to remember when natural gas was clean green energy
What…3 yrs ago?
China doesn’t make money on US produced natural gas. If China doesn’t make money, US politicians won’t get their kickbacks.
The Feddies are overstepping their bounds.
Green now means Scam
Of course this is actually coming from the committee. Traitor Joe doesn’t know what a building code is. This is why they are determined to keep Biden. A perfect stooge with the power of a President.
I’m old enough to remember when the House of Representatives voted on appropriations bills.
The federal government loves to harangue the energy business like no other. I swear if we could magically reduce all building energy consumption to ZERO the bureaucrats would complain that buildings aren't PRODUCING enough energy.
Once you get these behemoth governments, they all need things to do to justify their existence and keep the fat paychecks rolling in. Nothing is ever good enough for them. After they deal with real pollutants like particulate, NOx, and SO2 (which WERE a real problem), they create whole new "pollutants" out of whole cloth. I'm talking about CO2. Then they spin everybody up about "carbon" and et voilà! a whole new "industry" is born.
It is all so predictable, nonsensical, and tiring. Of course, we all know the issue is never the issue; the real issue is the revolution.
Sacramento requires every single town in California to have a “housing element” in their plan to insure that every city, town, village and hamlet has its “fair share” of low-income housing. The focus is on cheap housing for the poor.
But the next big push is more money spent on energy which guarantees no cheap housing can be built.
It’s almost as if these two parts of government don’t talk to each other.
How is the White Hut heated?
The Beijing Benedict Osama bin Biden’s administration continues to prove they are out to assume complete control of this Republic. Wake up America!
They’re desperate to get so much climate BS passed and are trying to make sure when Biden goes away, there will be way too much crap to unravel when sane people get back in charge of the US. Federal laws, federal regulations, state laws, state regulations, city laws, etc. They know Trump will nuke all the Federal stuff when he gats back in, but they also know that the Feds can’t change state and city climate garbage, so that’s who they will be targeting to pass this garbage until Jan 2025
Raising the question what’s in it for Joe/Hunter?
Great point. Thanks.
Will we EVER reach a point where we say “ENOUGH! Enough meddling in our lives! Leave is ALONE!!”?
I fear each passing generation loses the memory of what it was like when you didn’t have daily interference of government in your life.
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