House Republicans passed a pair of bills this week that would undercut energy affordability and decrease energy reliability.
Passed yesterday, H.R. 4626, the Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act, would make it easier to weaken or revoke federal appliance efficiency standards and harder to update them, locking families into higher energy and water bills over time and increasing grid strain. Efficiency standards are one of the most reliable tools for lowering household bills. According to an analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, the typical household has saved about $6,000 in utility bills over the last decade thanks to existing appliance standards.
Today, H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, was passed. This bill would repeal key consumer savings and workforce programs, including the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program, that help households and contractors deliver cost-saving upgrades that lower bills and save energy.
I think Republicans (and Corpos) see that $6000 saved by Americans as money they left on the table they’d like to recapture
Jokes on them the grocers and literal rent seekers were first to the table.
🎶 burning down the House! 🎶
My vintage appliances just became much more valuable.
