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Biden’s Climate Agenda Spells Costly Consequences for American Homes: Alliance For Consumers Reveals Alarming Impact on Everyday Appliances

ByAlki David

Oct 30, 2023

In a recent revelation, the Alliance For Consumers, a consumer advocacy organization, has shed light on how the Biden administration’s climate-focused initiatives are poised to impose a heavy financial burden on American households. The organization’s analysis, titled “Biden’s Dream House,” underscores the potential surge in prices for commonly used home appliances due to stringent federal energy efficiency regulations.

Executive Director O.H. Skinner emphasized the broader implications, stating, “They are trying to reshape the place that you live to make it look like the home they would like you to live in.” Skinner argues that the administration’s measures, influenced by a broader climate and green agenda, aim to enforce progressive preferences on households nationwide.

The analysis points to proposed or finalized energy regulations by the Biden administration that could substantially increase the costs of various appliances. Water heaters might see a $2,800 hike, gas stoves up to $3,250 more expensive, air conditioners facing a $1,100 increase, and gas furnaces nearly $500 costlier. Skinner notes the irony: “Pay more, get less, but don’t worry, we’re taking care of the climate on your behalf.”

The Department of Energy has been actively unveiling new standards for a range of appliances, from stovetops to air conditioners. The federal Unified Agenda indicates further regulations on appliances like pool pumps, battery chargers, ceiling fans, and dehumidifiers in the pipeline. The Alliance For Consumers warns that the administration’s move towards advanced refrigeration and cooling technologies will escalate prices for refrigerators and air conditioners, effective 2025.

Ben Lieberman, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, raises concerns about the potential consequences, stating, “This is putting the climate agenda above the best interests of consumers.” Lieberman argues that the regulations, while promoting eco-friendly options, limit competition and could lead to substantially higher prices.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.