The Energy Department said the new regulations, which have not been updated in over a decade, would save Americans about $3.5 billion a year on energy and water bills while reducing emissions of harmful greenhouse gases. Homeowners would save an average of $295 over the 14-year life of a new clothes washer and $130 over the life of a new refrigerator.
Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, the Energy Department is required to conduct regular reviews of appliance efficiency standards. Although the department is not required to make the standards more stringent, it has usually chosen to tighten the standards.that come every six years under the act. “More stringent federal efficiency standards are likely to increase costs for manufacturers and consumers without providing meaningful energy savings,” the group says on its website.
Today, 15 million refrigerators are sold every year and a typical new one uses 75 percent less energy than its 1973 counterpart — while offering roughly 20 percent more storage capacity and more useful features, the Energy Department said in a press release. Over that time span, the Energy Department has raised the efficiency standard for refrigerators three times.
Biden faces delays in undoing Trump’s war on efficient dishwashers, dryers and lightbulbs that made him ‘look orange’ The Energy Department says the future holds more innovation. It estimated that, over 30 years, the standards proposed Friday for refrigerators and freezers would save the country as much as $20.4 billion on energy and water bills, cutting energy use by 12 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 179.2 million metric tons.Over the same time period, the United States could save as much as $14.5 billion from new clothes washers and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 53.
CLASPappliances Will they be less expensive to buy?
Great! The cost of those items will go up again and quality will go down even more. Quit trying to 'help' folks. You screw it up!!!
It’s definitely NOT going to save consumers $$
Wow the comments here are wild. Do Americans know that all of Europe have these less consuming and more efficient appliances and that it works better ? Only in America would you wash your laundry twice 😂
They going to f it all up.
Ya gonna have to wash your laundry 3-4 times to clean it vs 1 in an old one same for dishwasher and good luck on keeping food fresh lolol
How about we take away a bit of planned obsolescence? We don’t need new wifi appliances we just need some that last
How about toasters? Can openers? Ridiculously stupid.
Come and take my washing machine
Raise your hand if you want to pay more in taxes so your neighbor can get new home appliances...
So more Tax payer money to replace everyone's home appliances whether they need it or not? This is called government overreach folks...
Regulations NEVER save the consumer money.
Stay out of my house😡
Yes lets go back to buckets and washboards!!! Save the Planet!!! Problem is...who will be forced to do the laundry at that point?
It's always about costing the consumers more money and making consessions.
The Energy Department said the new regulations, which have not been updated in over a decade, would save Americans about $3.5 billion a year on energy and water bills while reducing emissions of harmful greenhouse gases.