President-elect Donald Trump is considering taking executive action to protect gas stoves from overregulation, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The proposed executive order would also cover other gas appliances, including heaters, after Democrats and the Biden administration have spent years pushing regulations to limit the use of gas appliances over time. It will be. According to to Reuters. Details of the measures being considered are not yet clear, but the policy is in line with Congress' efforts to cut budgets to discourage state and local governments from pursuing gas appliance phase-out policies. It is highly likely that the
“It speaks volumes that we need a mandate from the White House to stop our government from banning natural gas furnaces and water heaters,” Karen Herbert, president of the American Gas Association, told Reuters. said in a statement. (Related: Biden official behind gas stove crackdown admits he has no idea what it takes to install an electric stove)
Interesting tidbits from @EENewsUpdate this morning.
This was a surprise, especially since we all knew for sure that the Democrats were not going to abolish gas stoves. pic.twitter.com/nEyEUWfqhm
— Nick Pope (@realnickpope) December 20, 2024
As of 2020, approximately 75 million U.S. households used natural gas to power at least one appliance, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Approximately 47 million U.S. households used gas for cooking purposes in 2020, up from 39 million households in 2015.
Over its first term, the Biden administration has pushed energy efficiency regulations for stoves, portable generators, pool pump motors, water heaters, and more, gradually steering the market toward electric and energy-efficient models, many of which are gas-powered. It will keep you away from it. version. Consumer Product Safety Commission Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. proposed The Department of Energy has announced that gas stoves could be banned in 2023 after a study found a link between them and cases of childhood asthma. declared In May 2023, he said the idea that the federal government was targeting gas stoves was “misinformation.”
Additionally, the Biden administration will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to help state and local governments develop building codes that amount to what is essentially a behind-the-scenes move toward phasing out gas-fired appliances. energy policy experts explained to the Daily Caller News Foundation in December 2023. .
Environmentalists and blue state officials are still looking for ways to force a phase-out of gas-powered appliances, even as the country moves to the right in the 2024 election. According to Go to E&E News.
Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance's transition team did not respond to requests for comment.
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