Posted on 02/05/2009 2:45:23 PM PST by shielagolden
Obama Orders Costly Energy Standards on Appliances Thursday, February 5, 2009 12:56 PM WASHINGTON –
Eager to show action on the energy front, President Barack Obama ordered his government on Thursday to establish higher efficiency standards for everyday household appliances such as dishwashers, lamps and microwave ovens.
"This will save consumers money, this will spur innovation, and this will conserve tremendous amounts of energy," Obama declared during a visit to the Energy Department, where he touted his economic jobs plan.
Obama announced he had signed a presidential memorandum directing the Energy Department to get moving on energy standards for appliances, including a first batch he will order to be finalized by August.
The fact that Obama is getting directly involved in speeding up household appliance standards underscores how much he wants to show quick, clear progress on energy — part of a broader campaign promise to deal with economic and energy concerns all at once.
Laws on the books already require new efficiency standards for household and commercial appliances. But they have been backlogged in a tangle of missed deadlines, bureaucratic disputes and litigation. In essence, Obama's intent is to say that legal deadlines must be met, with priority being given to those standards that are likely to yield the best pocketbook savings for consumers.
Obama's memorandum orders final rules to be in place by August that require energy-efficiency standards for a series of products: residential dishwashers, lamps, ranges and ovens, microwave ovens, commercial air conditioning equipment, commercial boilers and beverage vending machines.
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WELL...we bought a house late last year, that HAPPENED to come with a new Kitchenaid Oven...with CONVECTION cooking.....well...had the repair guy out cause the derned thing does not heat well (Thanksgiving turkey took twice the time it should have)....HE said...because of all the stupid energy efficiency stuff....we have to preheat it for a very long time ($$$) before we use it, preheat the pans we cook in, too....and that the same is true of $2500 Kitchen Aids and $11,000 Wolf’s....
WTF??
The time to water the tree is fast approaching
This is the same Energy Department that prohibeted drilling for oil at 77 sites in the United States.What BS this clown is serving the public.
There probably is some infrastructure spending that would generate a 60% return. That figure might have been based on past experience, where the only the best projects were cherry-picked. When hundreds of billions of dollars are being thrown around — a lot of those cherries will be old, rotten, worm-eaten things & they will actually reduce the GDP.
Article II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
I wonder how many people DON’T know that 100% of the energy used by appliances, stereos, TVs, etc., becomes heat.
I’d say, oh, 99%.
You know they are pretty easy to change for around $100.
I too bought a house in 98 and mine were normal toilets but inside the tank an open 1-gallon plastic bucket had been bolted under the central mechanism, so that a gallon was held back with every flush. I just turned off the water, emptied the tank, and used my Dremel to cut away the bucket leaving a flat plastic disk behind. I then showed all my neighbors how to do it.
I would venture that a move from 90 to 91 would be that costly.
Enviros live in a fantasy world. The ones I know are DINKS with a lot of disposable income or homosexual w/o kids. It is a rich man’s toy and helps him soothe the guilt over a life of conspicuious consumption. LOOK I am GREEN.
In my town all our recyclables are dumped, along with all the garbage and re-sorted. All the home sorting does nothing, but it does save a little on garbage bags.
Well no wonder he hasn’t had time to be personally involved with the details of the stimulus bill. He’s been spending all his time on important stuff like appliances and reading to children.
Would I be considered racist for saying it’s a shame that the first black President (I would vote in heartbeat for a black AMERICAN for President) is the worst President in history, and may destroy the chances for worthy future black candidates? If there ARE any elections in the future. In which case: Will it really help blacks in America if the first black President is the President who destroys America?
Ready here!
Last I heard he was looking for Monica's phone number, I'm sure she'll get right on it };^)
This is going to suck:
Lamps: Have to mandate CFL and/or LED.
Ranges: Have to mandate high-end ceramic or induction ranges.
Ovens: Have to mandate convection ovens.
All options are quite expensive, especially the high-end induction. They save a boatload of energy, but most people can’t afford a $2,000+ induction range (that’s just what fits in the counter, no oven).
Hey, I’m still fuming that my rinse cycles on my new washing machine are all in cold water only. The sales guy said almost all the machines were that way now - saves energy. Well, if I want to waste money on my own hot water then it should be my decision.
its all BS
Shouldn’t these standards come from the Legislative Branch of our government?
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