Department of Energy Plans to Regulate Refrigerators

Department of Energy Plans to Regulate Refrigerators
Brian Koenig ^ | 4/20/11 | Brian Koenig

Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 3:54:15 PM by Freemarkets101

Who is the next culprit in the global warming witch hunt? Your refrigerator.
A study conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal agency with a billion-dollar budget and an eye for global warming propaganda, concluded that ice makers increase rated energy consumption on refrigerators by 12 to 20 percent.

Time, via Fox News, reported:

Climate modelers have long known that households are far bigger contributors to global warming than most laypeople realize. For all the blame tailpipe emissions take for escalating temperatures, homes and office buildings are actually the single largest contributor to greenhouse gasses. One key reason is the 100-plus million refrigerators in America's 111 million households.



According to the Department of Energy, the standard fridge sucks up about 8% of the electricity used by all homes—a pretty big share given the dozens of big and small appliances and electronics that are also drawing juice.

Due to this "environmental revelation", the Deparment of Energy - which helped fund the NIST's research - plans to add 84 kilowatt hours to the efficiency rating of every refrigerator with an icemaker. Such regulation will undoubtedly inflate prices and place unecessary strain on manufacturers.

So be a good citizen and go buy an ice tray. Remember, the planet is at stake.
If you are really really bored, click here to read the 79-page report.
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