Posted on 07/22/2023 7:45:53 AM PDT by logi_cal869
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday proposed energy efficiency standards on water heaters it said would save consumers $11.4 billion on energy and water bills annually.
The standards on residential water heater efficiency, which are required by Congress, have not been updated in 13 years. Water heating is responsible for roughly 13% of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs, the DOE said.
The proposal would require the most common-sized electric water heaters to achieve efficiency gains with heat pump technology and gas-fired water heaters to achieve efficiency gains through condensing technology.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
The government does not do anything to benefit the working people, so this is obviously bogus.
“the general welfare” is the penumbra they use... for whatever they want to do... that is not really within their legal purview.
them controlling everything they can think of and doing ever more so constantly, is always in support of the general welfare.
I'm still flushing twice. It's a long way to Washington...
...to coin a phrase.
Whatever happened to those solar hot water systems they had back in the 70’s?
I take particular umbrage at that comment, Sir. Born in the capital of the Confederacy: Richmond, Virginia. Raised there and other parts of the South until college in Yankeeland. Came back after that here to North Carolina. Southerner all the way. But I still never hard the term "dookie."
No government instituted standard has ever resulted in reduced expenditures by the serfs...
“Water heating is responsible for roughly 13% of both annual residential energy use and consumer utility costs”
If you added up all these percentages they cite, I wonder what it would come out to.
Beat me to the “here we go again”.
So true. Mine almost didn't fit. (see my #21)
Just like they ‘fixed’ washing machines: I bought my front loader just before they eliminated warm water wash.
Thus, I spent 3 days rebuilding it when the bearing went out.
Best washing machine I’ve ever owned (GE; knock on wood).
SOOOOOOOOOOO—IF I read this correctly-—NOW they WANT gas fired water heaters—NOT electric???
LOL. Literally. At one time a couple decades ago there was a local business manufacturing a modification flush kit for the older toilets which made for a low flush for #1 and had a #2 flush.
I wish I had that #2 flush. Limited options these days without going to a commercial toilet (or an old green one).
;-) Thx
Even less for those who can manage a mea culpa (in my experience)...
Gas cooktop is absolutely, positively in my kitchen remodel plans, however.
I may have read it wrong-—sorry
Yup. Can’t make this shit up.
WATER heaters for MANUFACTURED homes already cost 4 times a regular one in a stick built house.
Something about the venting.
THOSE spaces are pre-determined-—you cannot ‘JUST ADD A BIGGER SPACE”.
I hate "greenies".
So much better for cooking. Instant control…
See post 21 to me.
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