NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — This week things got a bit heated as senators in Washington, D.C. overturned a recent rule that could go after many homeowners who have gas furnaces.
The EPA’s rule was seeking to raise the efficiency standards for gas furnaces to at least 95% in 2028.
Senator Kevin Cramer partnered with Texas senator Ted Cruz on a joint resolution to overturn the Biden rule.
Three Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to pass the resolution 50-45.
Senator Cramer says the rule wanted customers to shift over to electric energy, which would force them to pay thousands more for updating their appliances.
“Efficiency should be its own reward,” Sen. Cramer said. “People know their own budgets, they know their own income levels, they know what they can afford, they how long they’re going to hang on to their home or their business, particularly the buildings, this is just another one of those frankly scams, to convert people from natural gas, in this case to electricity, or fossil fuel to electricity, never mind we don’t have enough electricity.”
While the resolution hasn’t made it to the House floor yet, President Biden has said he’ll likely veto the resolution.
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