The updated standards will start being implemented between 2029 and 2030, and will follow the lead of similar versions in California.
What these standards do is they force that choice on everyone, whether it makes sense for them or not.
We know from history that, in some cases, these standards raise the upfront cost more than you're likely to earn back in the form of energy savings.
" He warned not only are these standards likely going to make things cost more but that they could also impact performance, pointing to the new standards for dishwashers making them take twice as long to finish.
He believes the standards for gas stoves that were proposed in February would result in an effective ban on half of the gas stoves on the market.
The Biden team proposed or finalized 30 such regulations in 2023 and plans on more in 2024.
In the months after DOE released its proposed stovetop regulations, it proposed regulations in February for clothes washers and refrigerators that it said would reduce emissions by 233 million metric tons; finalized standards for air conditioners in March; proposed regulations cracking down on dishwashers in May; issued a proposal targeting water heaters in July; and proposed standards for furnaces in September.
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