The Democrats’ “green” agenda has hurt our standard of living in many ways. It has made energy more expensive, and has made our appliances worse. Why? Because of energy efficiency requirements. The quality and durability of appliances sold today are significantly worse than they were decades ago. Then, too, there is the war on gas appliances and shower heads.
All of this is changing under the Trump administration. As part of the administration’s deregulatory initiative, the Department of Energy has announced the elimination or reduction of 47 different regulations:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the first step in the Energy Department’s largest deregulatory effort in history, proposing the elimination or reduction of 47 regulations that are driving up costs and lowering quality of life for the American people. Once finalized, these actions will save the American people an estimated $11 billion and cut more than 125,000 words from the Code of Federal Regulations. These actions, in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, “Zero-Based Regulation to Unleash American Energy,” advance President Trump’s promise to restore consumer freedom, lower costs, and unleash American energy dominance.
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The 47 actions include the proposed elimination or modification to dozens of consumer appliance standards, regulations limiting building and energy production and unscientific DEI requirements for grant recipients.
It will take time before all of this can take effect, but it shouldn’t be long before, if you buy a new appliance, you will see higher quality and cheaper cost. The following are some of the regulations being deleted.
If this means what I think it does, it is a huge deal:
Rescinding the Renewable Energy Production Incentive
These are less significant but highly welcome. You can get the drift from the titles:
Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers
Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves
Rescinding the Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens
Rescinding the Water Use Standards for Faucets
Rescinding Energy Conservation Standards for External Power Supplies
Rescinding in Part the Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Dehumidifiers
Rescinding the Amended Design Requirements for Conventional Cooking Tops
And so on. Make Appliances Great Again! That includes shower heads.
Deregulation was one of the most notable successes of the first Trump administration. In that regard, his second administration is off to a good start.
