Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
After seeking to reduce the use of gas stoves, the Biden administration is pushing a proposal to ban the sale of almost all portable gas generators—which some experts have said would be disastrous for the millions of Americans who rely on such generators during power outages.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions.
Smaller gas generators would have to cut carbon monoxide emissions by 50 percent, and larger generators would have to cut emissions by up to 95 percent. Nearly all models currently available are expected to not be in compliance with the new standard.
Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years. The rules would also ban manufacturers from stockpiling noncompliant generators before the new standards are enacted.
Generator Manufacturers Speak Out
In a June 28 press release, Susan Orenga, executive director of the Portable Generator Manufacturers’ Association, pointed out that CPSC’s proposal will “create a shortage of essential portable generators during regional and national emergencies because it will prevent the sale of portable generators that are currently available on the market.”
“Furthermore, the timing of the CPSC’s proposed changes are particularly concerning, given repeated warnings that two-thirds of North America is currently facing an energy shortfall this summer during periods of high demand,” she said.
Nearly 5 million households across the United States use gas powered generators during power outages, and they are particularly important during hurricane season, when powerful storms often knock out electric utilities.
In May, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. warned that two-thirds of North America could face blackouts and brownouts between June and September if there are “wide area” heat waves, wildfires, and droughts, and the agency attributed some blame for the problem to the Biden administration’s push for renewable energy.
The CPSC proposal came after the Department of Energy unveiled its Energy Policy and Conservation Program in February, which aims to establish new standards on consumer cooking products, including gas stoves. The rules are expected to ban the sale of at least half of U.S. stove models.
The Department of Energy is also focusing efforts on mandating standards for dishwashers.
In a bid to improve efficiency and cut energy usage, the agency has proposed new regulations for power and water usage for standard-size and compact dishwashers during their regular cycles.
“This Administration is using all of the tools at our disposal to save Americans money while promoting innovations that will reduce carbon pollution and combat the climate crisis,” Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said in a statement about the regulations.
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This will supplement retirement income nicely.
One of my side gigs is getting generators that have sat for years without running to run and make electricity again.
Now all the government has to do is to round up all those generators sitting in garages around the country.
Good luck!
So…lots of carb replacements and fuel line/tank flushings. Good honest gig for an average Joe!
We’ll need to learn how to crack oil while we’re at it……
If you have the room, or not, buy an extra one or two now. I have 3. I’m sure as inflation continues to rise the investment now will be worth it in the long run. Hell, while you’re at it, you might as well just buy anything you might need for the next 20 years now.
I have to admit I was unimpressed with my 6500W Generac. It did not meet my expectations. You make a FINE point here! I can upgrade to something more suited to my needs and hold the 6500 for future trade or barter.
This problem has been much on my mind of late (wise investing in uncertain times).
I take this as a sign. Thanks!
On a credit card that you’ll never pay back.
Lol government of the people for the people. Lol
It wasn’t until the turn of the century that I began to understand why God gave me the soul of an outlaw.
“Things aren’t falling apart. they’re falling into place.” -unknown
Physiognomy…..
It is time to ban democrats, all of them.
It would solve most of the “manufactured” problems that exist in America today.
We should probably start letting all the insane people out of the asylums. We’re going to need the space for all of these insane Democrats once DJT is reelected in 2024!
How does a Canadian get to be in the presidential succession? As Sec Energy, she is pretty far down the list, but she is still on it and is NOT a natural born citizen.
If she’s not a natural born US citizen then she cannot be POTUS. Henry the K was Nixon’s Secretary of State … he could never have become POTUS …
Maybe that should be one other qualification for any and all positions that are in the line of presidential succession — that they be natural born US citizens with only US citizenship … no divided loyalty folks permitted.
One of the reasons that Occasionally-Conscious was not permitted to be named as vice president in the 2020 election was that she was under the age of 35 — the Constitutionally required age to be POTUS.
Accidentally Occasionally Coherent would not have made a good VP choice for Joey, as too many people would have wanted her rather than him. NOBODY wants Kamalaho, thus he gets to keep the position he was selected for.
Hmmm… Didn’t hold true for the “Magic Mullata”
I wonder if this would include generators in RVs. Those are basically a portable generator placed in a compartment in the RV. If so, this could shoot a big hole in RV production, which is what the tyrannical government would want anyway.
Also concerts in open areas (for sound systems), vendors at county fairs, other innumerable places. I’m sure they don’t want people eating corn dogs anyway, but maybe the county fair people could say they’re bug-based corn dogs. Or get the Pride festival promoters to say this will have a disparate impact on the LGBTQIA+’s. This would definitely disparately affect the Latinxes selling tacos from food trucks.
CA has already banned all of these generators — especially for RVs …
They keep tightening the screws … one day the shit will really hit the fan … and it’s going to get really, really ugly.
Warren Buffet owns the largest RV manufacturers in the world. I won’t worry util Berkshire Hathaway starts selling those companies. Until then, Warren will protect the industry.
More proof that TPTB want to force us to live like middle-age serfs. FJB AND FDOE!
The tighter they ATTEMPT TO GRIP FREE AMERICANS eventually we will slip through their fingers and cut off the hand and then the head !
Unless they do the nuke thing then it’s an all or nothing for any possible survivors
Welcome to Joe’s outlaw dishwasher & generator black market shop. Never in the same place twice.
Take their level of crazy to its logical conclusion. The S.P.R. is now EMPTY, no backup fuel.
It will take years to refill , will they even try ?
Cutting emissions and ‘ net zero ‘ means No Gas For YOU.
If it is an EO, then the manufacturers don’t have to do shit but laugh and sell their generators elsewhere.
Executive Orders only effect those under Biden in the USA CORPORATION and all non affected citizens who falsely believe they must comply too.
The president making executive orders is the exact same thing as the rules enforced in a private corporation. No one who doesn’t work or do business with the corporation has to comply.
I’ll say it again EXECUTUVE ORDERS CAN ONLY LEGALLY BE ENFORCED ON EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS OF THE CORPORATION..
It will be either a DoEn rule or come from the EPA, both of which are extra-constitutional entities.
Manufacturers: “portable generator sales are way down”
LobbyBobby: “for $5 million I can have the big guy drum up demand by threatening to ban all gas generators. It always works for gun and ammo sales!”
Manufacturers: “Let’s do it!”
After further review, I think you have something there.
Big storm rolled through here last month and the lines to buy generators was out the door at Harbor Freight and Home Depot, HF had called in all of the employees early and brought all of the generators to the front of the store. All registers were open and there was plenty of help to load what was purchased. I’m guessing they sold $80-100K in generators/accessories that one day.
Another outstanding reason to close down and shutter the Dept. of Energy. Just transfer the nuke mission back to DoD and hand out the pink slips.
Yay… water saving showers, water saving toilets, gas cans that dont pour, affirmative action hires, just to name a few things that gub’mint has foisted upon us.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
You left out the light bulbs.
Got a new shower head last month and pulled the flow restrictor out before installing it. Plenty of pressure and flow makes for a really nice shower.
The FBI/KGB will be paying you a visit shortly — right after they finish manufacturing some new pretext to arrest Donald Trump! ;-(
Are these natural gas or gasoline powered?…the latter I assume…Get them now before this criminal gets her way….
The article says “portable”, so would probably include all fuels.
Who cares? They don’t care about laws on the books, why should I? They wouldn’t like the extent to which I don’t GAF.
It is a hoot.
We live in a lawless country ….for many.
But we’re expected to follow the most stupid/insane rules.
Wanna cut emissions in the US by 30%?……close the border.
More biden/dem stupidity on display. You need to buy an electric vehicle. Places like dem shithole California shutting down grid because of fires, inability to provide enough power, etc. So people are using gensets to charge their vehicles. So now lets ban generators. Dems and islamists share the goal of returning to the 1700s.
Without generators, folx will die in the summer heat after a hurricane landfall with the power out for weeks on end.
For some reason I thought this said gas powered mowers.
Got my hopes up.
The desperation of these sub humans is obvious. They are trying to entice Americans into violence.
Bingo! Each and every one of these unconstitutional pronouncements since the installation of the nominal potus has been aimed at exactly that. Poking the bear(the majority of the citizens) to see what will finally bring about a violent reaction which will allow the guvmint to declare martial law and put troops in the streets to quell any disturbances. Along with their brownshirts(antifa, blm, et al). Any resistance will be met with federal force. Just sayin’.
Come and take it.