Sure, we have generational inflation, an open border, collapsing cities, global threats… but let’s hyperregulate gas stoves out of existence. Green policy really is a watermelon.

On Jan. 31, the DOE released the first proposal to limit the energy consumption of gas stoves, which are used in roughly 40% of American households. Compared with the least-efficient stoves on the market, the rule would increase efficiency by 30%.

 

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The Biden administration is pursuing what it calls a “whole-of-government approach to the climate crisis” that entails regulating fossil fuels through every avenue possible, and the DOE is also required by law to require efficiency gains in consumer products.

 

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“Fifty percent of the market will not comply with DOE’s rule. That is a substantial amount of gas cooktops,” said Matthew Agen, chief regulatory counsel for energy at the American Gas Association. “Of the higher-end cooktops, professional-grade cooking products, about 96% will be wiped out. So a large percentage of the desirable products with the features that people are looking for will be wiped out.”