The Trump administration’s attempts to gut 12 energy efficiency standards could cost Americans billions of dollars in higher electricity bills.
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it plans to rollback dozens of policies in what it called its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” While the DOE claims that getting rid of “burdensome and costly” rules would save $11 billion, that doesn’t take into account the costs Americans would bear if they have to use more energy-hungry appliances.
Adding up those costs, the deregulation spree would ultimately lead to about $43 billion in higher electricity bills for households and businesses, according to an analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) that was first shared with The Verge.
Does Trump just hate people? We know that he hates the environment.
mafco on
Of course they would. What imbeciles ever thought sacrificing energy efficiency is a good idea? Oh, US Republicans. Enough said. Dumbest people on the planet.
SpaceWranglerCA on
Rolling back energy efficiency is literally the exact opposite of what you’d do if there was actually an “energy emergency”, same with blocking renewable energy projects.
It’s clear the only “emergency” they’re addressing is declining market share for fossil fuels
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The Trump administration’s attempts to gut 12 energy efficiency standards could cost Americans billions of dollars in higher electricity bills.
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it plans to rollback dozens of policies in what it called its “largest deregulatory effort in history.” While the DOE claims that getting rid of “burdensome and costly” rules would save $11 billion, that doesn’t take into account the costs Americans would bear if they have to use more energy-hungry appliances.
Adding up those costs, the deregulation spree would ultimately lead to about $43 billion in higher electricity bills for households and businesses, according to an analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) that was first shared with The Verge.
Read more from Justine Calma: [https://www.theverge.com/news/671615/energy-efficiency-rollbakcs-electricity-costs-utility-bills-analysis](https://www.theverge.com/news/671615/energy-efficiency-rollbakcs-electricity-costs-utility-bills-analysis)
Does Trump just hate people? We know that he hates the environment.
Of course they would. What imbeciles ever thought sacrificing energy efficiency is a good idea? Oh, US Republicans. Enough said. Dumbest people on the planet.
Rolling back energy efficiency is literally the exact opposite of what you’d do if there was actually an “energy emergency”, same with blocking renewable energy projects.
It’s clear the only “emergency” they’re addressing is declining market share for fossil fuels