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Land of the free, home of the inefficient: appliance standards as culture war target (www.npr.org)
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From ceiling fans to refrigerators, the Department of Energy is updating appliance efficiency standards that would affect millions of consumers.

The Biden administration's goal is to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gasses and save Americans billions of dollars a year in utility costs. But the administration is facing pushback from the natural gas industry, because some new standards would affect gas appliances. Conservative politicians and media have taken notice of the measures, too, and they've now made unsexy, technical appliance standards a flashpoint in the country's culture war.

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[โ€“] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's that sort of stuff that worries me. I know that induction can be as good or even better than gas, but too much of that relies on the engineering and design of the induction system and electronics. And that's the sort of stuff appliance makers will cheap out on to make a buck.

[โ€“] iraq_lobster@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

well, this for instance could be a selling point for premium brands, and with enough competition, even average brands will be compelled to adress this too. just give the free market some time to catch up ๐Ÿ˜ญ

i didn't downvote you btw ..

[โ€“] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I hope you're right, and it would happen a lot faster if we were able to test drive the stoves first. Then I wouldn't end up giving my money to people who can't make a decent stove.

The neat thing about Kbin is I don't see the downvotes. I'm at +2 and that's enough for me.

[โ€“] iraq_lobster@slrpnk.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

lol

i hope i am too. i am not sure why would an induction plate would cost you 2k (โ‚ฌ ?) where i live a 4 cooker induction plate is about 233โ‚ฌ, and single cooker ones are 70โ‚ฌ, and they are always out of stock..i dont know maybe its due to the gas stove lobby! nonetheless, voicing one's cocncern to manufacturers would help improve said product.