Biden’s Water Heater Regs Threatens U.S. Jobs, Exempts Foreign Models
by Michael McKenna Mar 14, 2025
Right after Christmas, Team Biden, in an effort to put an exclamation point on its sad, pointless climate agenda, finished a regulation that set new efficiency standards for gas tankless water heaters and effectively eliminated the lowest-priced versions of these water heaters. [emphasis, links added]
This regulation, finished just as a dying administration walked out the door, was exactly what the Congressional Review Act [CRA] was designed to address. The act allows Congress and the president to strike down recently established rules.
In this instance, there is more to the story that should give pause to anyone who cares about American jobs.
The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, approved in 1987, requires that household appliances meet efficiency standards and that the Department of Energy periodically review and, if needed, update the standards.
The Energy Department started such a review of water heaters in 2021.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/bidens-water-heater-regs-threatens-u-s-jobs-exempts-foreign-models/
