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.
Our distinguished host wrote:
During our remodel, we considered a tankless water heater, but even the gas-burning ones require electricity to operate. We experienced the joys of going without sparktricity for 4½ days before the remodel, and realized that out in the country, such things were not once-in-a-lifetime quirks.
So we got a propane water heater, with the tank, and it operates without outside electricity, despite not having a pilot light. With the forecast for Sunday and Monday the kind of thing that knocks out powerlines, we are very glad that we have the fossil fuel setup to keep us warm even without power.
I had difficulty with electricity in that if it was moist outside, the electricity would go out. Got a Generic, now, no worry.
Sadly, a Generac system can cost over $7,000, so no . . . .