by Nick Pope The Daily Caller The Biden administration maintains that it is not attempting to ban gas stoves, but its spending on building electrification programs indicates that it may be able to effectively phase out gas stoves by helping local governments ban gas hookups in new buildings. The Department of Energy (DOE) will spend [...]
by Michael Dorstewitz As Appearing on Newsmax The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a proposed rule change that would make home water heaters subject to more stringent efficiency requirements. The changes would force a majority of electric water heaters to use heat pump technology, and gas-fired water heaters to deploy condensing technology, in their [...]
by Katy Grimes, E&E Legal Senior Media Fellow and California Globe Editor As Appearing in the California Globe The White House kitchen is outfitted with a commercial natural gas stove Berkeley was the first city in the United States to ban gas stoves, in 2019. This followed the 2018 passage of Senate Bill 100 by then-Senator Kevin [...]
by Thomas Catenacci Fox News A coalition of 18 energy and consumer advocacy organizations are filing comments with the Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday, arguing the agency's rules cracking down on gas stoves would harm Americans. Led by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the groups argued the regulations on stovetops, which the DOE introduced [...]
