NEWNow you can listen to Fox News articles!
The Trump administration is set to unveil a sweeping overhaul of federal appliance efficiency rules that officials say will end the “New Green Scam” appliance mandates, restore consumer choice and block future federal crackdowns on gas stoves, fluorescent light bulbs, HVAC systems and other appliances.
“In the United States, you should be able to choose between a dryer that requires multiple cycles to dry clothes and one that does it on the first try; unfortunately, previous administrations thought otherwise.” Secretary of the Department of Energy Chris Wright told Fox News Digital.
The Energy Department is expected to propose a sweeping rewrite of federal appliance regulations that would change the way energy efficiency standards are written, creating what the Trump administration says is a permanent safeguard against future efforts to regulate appliances. The proposal was seen by Fox News Digital.
The Trump administration plans a sweeping overhaul of federal appliance efficiency standards. (AdobeStock)
“For too long, the American people paid the price for mandates that restricted consumer choices and increased costs. President Trump promised to put an end to this nonsense, and that’s exactly what we’re doing. This proposed rule will preserve the American people’s ability to choose appliances and equipment that really work, at prices they can afford. It’s called common sense.”
Officials said the previous Obama and Biden administrations interpreted Energy Policy and Conservation (EPCA) require increasingly strict efficiency standards that make some appliances more expensive or less functional.
Biden-era changes in 2021 and 2024 that relaxed the Trump administration’s 2020 rules by making procedures non-binding and eliminating several provisions, including a significant energy savings threshold and other procedural requirements.
FAMOUS PLACES REDUCE VISITING HOURS AS DEADLY HEAT WAVE THREATENS TOURISTS
Energy Secretary Chris Wright says previous mandates raised consumer costs. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The proposal is open to public comment for 30 days before becoming an official rule. It comes as the United States and Europe face a big heat wave.
Paris Deputy Mayor Audrey Pulvar recently issued a statement blaming the United States for the deadly heat wave on France saying the problem is climate change, not the lack of air conditioning in Europe.
“Dear American journalists and social media influencers: For days now, some of you have been criticizing and mocking Paris because the city doesn’t have air conditioning in every room. OMG, this is so delicious!” she wrote on Instagram.
BIDEN-HARRIS I STILL HATE YOUR GAS STOVE, YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW MUCH
People cool off at the Trocadero Fountain next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris as temperatures rise during a heat wave affecting much of France. (Abdul Saboor/Reuters)
Due to regulations, only 20% of households have air conditioning compared to 88% in the US, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
He added: “As the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, you have a great responsibility for global warming and the consequences that we, in France, are suffering. Your ‘90% air-conditioned’ cities are unrelated to this. “In Paris we take responsibility.”
Fox News Digital’s Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
