Energy efficiency advancements over the past 50 years, largely driven by regulations, have significantly reduced energy and water consumption in household appliances. Under the Biden administration, proposals aimed at enhancing energy efficiency faced backlash, particularly regarding gas stoves and microwaves, leading to revisions. The Trump administration's approach contrasts sharply, with efforts to dismantle previous efficiency standards and regulations. This evolving narrative on energy efficiency highlights a larger debate about energy production and economic implications, reflecting a divide in political ideologies regarding sustainability and cost-saving measures.
Once Congress passed the nation's landmark energy-saving law, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, federal regulators routinely tightened the screws on how much electricity, heat, and water appliances could use.
The Biden administration floated a first-of-its-kind standard for gas stoves that would have effectively banned sales of roughly half the models on the market.
Trump's rationale seems to be that these penny-pinching compromises should be unnecessary and soon will be: Producing more energy will lead to lower prices.
Now, under Donald Trump, the Energy Department is rescinding dozens of energy-efficiency rules-even the ones on which the Biden administration found compromise with industry.
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