Posted on 08/25/2023 11:14:28 AM PDT by lowbridge
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 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.
“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 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.”
The Energy Department has been on the warpath to impose more stringent regulations on household appliances for the past several months, proposing new standards for gas stoves, ovens, washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, dishwashers, and other essentials as part of its mission to advance energy efficiency and conservation.
On his first day in office in January 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the Energy Department to make “major revisions” to current appliance regulation standards and standards set by the Trump administration.
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I have had 6 fans for over 18 years. Don’t think I have spent anywhere NEAR what AC would have cost me.
Mine was a bird perch after dark a few times.
Had to turn off all interior lights & turn on outside lights & use a broom to get them out.
The man is insane! He has sold his soul to the radical environmentalist who helped him get elected.
MY 1976 454 1 ton Chevy gets 5 MPG-—sitting in the driveway.....
BUT-—IT IS A WORKHORSE-—
Has over 348,000 miles on it. I pout on over 250,000 hauling horses.
I have an antique table fan made in 1927. Robbins and Meyers.
It was my grandmothers A/C. The blades are cocked at about a 45 degree angle. Sucker moves some air.
If you can increase the power factor of the motor, it won't waste as much electricity. If you have to add capacitors and other electronics to the fan, it is likely the fan will fail well before current fans. Increasing the the power factor is usually used for big industrial systems.
How many illegal ceiling fans you got, boy?
For an electric motor as small as those used on ceiling fans, I doubt that power factor correction would amount to much savings because residential meters don't measure power factor (or maybe the new Smart meters do?)
I just put mine on high to store future air flow !!!
Their logic is sick. Probably just justifying their govt. job and aiming for a promotion.
I agree. $39 dollars in electrical savings is hardly worth the effort. Not sure about the smart meters..
Well I boil water then freeze it for future use so I don’t have to boil new water.
Save $39 in energy, but cost $100 more to buy.
I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.
LOL. Aw, come on, Gilligan. It’s hot. I need cold air AND circulation.
When will the DOE reduce everyone’s daily caloric consumption to 1500 cal/day?
For efficiency....
My home was built in 1992. I am original owner. The ceiling fan in the master bedroom has probably been no less than 50% of the time over the 31 years. I wonder what they think will be more cost effective and/or energy efficient.
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My house is a ‘92 also, ceiling fans in 3 bed rooms living rooms and kitchen. None in utility room or bath rooms, exhaust fans in bath rooms though.
A rule to make ceiling fans more expensive and less effective.
it would not save enough money to pay for the necessary doubling of the number of ceiling fans in use. Is rationing of ceiling fans the solution to that development?
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