<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy</a> Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> unveiled new <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate</a> and efficiency restrictions on air conditioners despite widespread criticism the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> received after officials recently announced restrictions on gas stoves.
The new energy efficiency standards, which will apply to room air conditioners and portable air cleaners, will enter into effect next year. The Energy Department contended that the new rules will assist with “tackling the climate crisis,” as well as save consumers $25 billion over the next three decades. Room air conditioners are more commonly called window air conditioners.
“Today’s announcement builds on the historic actions President Biden took last year to strengthen outdated energy efficiency standards, which will help save on people’s energy bills and reduce our nation’s carbon footprint,” Granholm said in a <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-finalizes-efficiency-rules-room-air-conditioners-and-portable-air-cleaners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. She added that the Energy Department will “continue to engage with our public and private sector partners to finalize additional proposals like today’s that lower household energy costs and deliver the safer, healthier communities that every American deserves.”
The rules are the first federal standards for portable air cleaners. The Energy Department asserted that the regulations mark a consensus among “manufacturers, the manufacturing trade association, efficiency advocates, consumer advocacy groups, states, and utilities.”
The policies come weeks after multiple senior officials in the Biden administration repeatedly backtracked on new energy efficiency standards for gas stoves amid mounting criticism. Controversy over the potential regulations emerged earlier this year when Consumer Product Safety Commission Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. said in an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transparently-political-biden-administration-considering-ban-on-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that gas stoves are a “hidden hazard” and declared that “any option is on the table” for a nationwide ban. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Alex Hoehn-Saric later posted a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regulatory-agency-backs-down-says-there-are-no-plans-to-ban-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> asserting that neither he nor the agency planned to outlaw gas stoves.
The Energy Department then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-50-of-gas-stoves-could-be-removed-from-market-under-potential-new-energy-standard-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unveiled</a> forthcoming efficiency standards which would impact approximately “half of the total gas cooking top market.” Proposed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regulatory-agency-backs-down-says-there-are-no-plans-to-ban-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regulations</a> would introduce a new “maximum integrated annual energy consumption” standard for gas stoves, marking a change from previous regulations that prohibited constant burning pilot lights in gas stoves, but placed no limits on energy consumption. Officials noted that “products achieving these standard levels are already commercially available for all product classes covered by this proposal” and cited “important and robust” climate benefits in documents justifying the new rules.
Some 38% of households in the United States use gas stoves for cooking, with the figure approaching 70% for states such as California and New Jersey, according to <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53439" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration. Those who use gas stoves often cite the easier temperature control offered by the appliances relative to electric alternatives.
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Granholm <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/energy-secretary-granholm-admits-she-has-a-gas-stove-while-justifying-push-to-regulate-appliances" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> the consideration of new efficiency standards for gas stoves during remarks this week before the House Appropriations Committee. “This does not impact the majority, and it certainly does not say that anybody who has a gas stove would have their gas stove taken away,” she told lawmakers. “There’s no ban on gas stoves. I have a gas stove. It is just about making the existing electric and gas stoves, and all the other appliances, more efficient.”

Joe Biden

Biden Administration Unveils New Restrictions On Air Conditioners Despite Backlash Over Gas Stove Restrictions

Biden Administration Unveils New Restrictions On Air Conditioners

Biden Administration

Climate Change

Department of Energy

Energy

Executive

Jennifer Granholm

U.S.

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy</a> Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> admitted that she owns a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gas</a> stove on Thursday while she denied that the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> is seeking to prohibit the popular appliances.
A recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-50-of-gas-stoves-could-be-removed-from-market-under-potential-new-energy-standard-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> from the Energy Department indicated that roughly “half of the total gas cooking top market” would be impacted by forthcoming efficiency standards. Granholm said in response to questions from Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) about the policy that there has been “an awful lot of misinformation” about the agency’s intentions.
“This does not impact the majority, and it certainly does not say that anybody who has a gas stove would have their gas stove taken away,” she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ghbIHClYdY&amp;t=3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Newhouse and other members of the House Appropriations Committee. “There&#8217;s no ban on gas stoves. I have a gas stove. It is just about making the existing electric and gas stoves, and all the other appliances, more efficient.”
Granholm also clarified that a recent Energy Department study in which 96% of gas stoves failed to meet compliance levels was an inaccurate representation of how many stoves could truly be impacted by the regulation since researchers tested outcomes for appliances expected to fall short of the standards. &#8220;The full range of gas stoves absolutely is not affected,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Half of the gas stoves that are on the market right now wouldn&#8217;t even be impacted.&#8221;
The proposed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regulatory-agency-backs-down-says-there-are-no-plans-to-ban-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regulations</a> would subject gas stoves to a new “maximum integrated annual energy consumption” standard under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The rules, for which the Energy Department is accepting public comment until early April, would mark a change from previous regulations that prohibited constant burning pilot lights in gas stoves but placed no limits on energy consumption. Officials noted that “products achieving these standard levels are already commercially available for all product classes covered by this proposal” and cited “important and robust” climate benefits in documents justifying the new rules.
Some 38% of households in the United States use gas stoves for cooking, with the figure approaching 70% for states such as California and New Jersey, according to <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53439" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration. Those who use gas stoves often cite the easier temperature control offered by the appliances relative to electric alternatives.
Households which utilize natural gas typically see lower energy expenses than those which utilize electricity: the former power source costs $12.09 per British thermal unit, according to more <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/07/2022-04765/energy-conservation-program-for-consumer-products-representative-average-unit-costs-of-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Department, while the latter costs $41.79 per British thermal unit.
Controversy over the potential regulations on gas stoves emerged earlier this year when Consumer Product Safety Commission Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. said in an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transparently-political-biden-administration-considering-ban-on-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that gas stoves constitute a “hidden hazard” and declared that “any option is on the table” for a nationwide prohibition. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Alex Hoehn-Saric later posted a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regulatory-agency-backs-down-says-there-are-no-plans-to-ban-gas-stoves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> asserting that neither he nor the agency planned to outlaw gas stoves.
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The attention toward the appliances from the Biden administration follows a <a href="https://www.booker.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/booker_beyer_lead_colleagues_in_urging_cpsc_to_address_dangerous_indoor_air_pollutions_emitted_by_gas_stoves.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a> written by lawmakers such as Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) that expressed concern over the “risks posed to consumers” by air pollution, especially among individuals who reside in low-income, African-American, or Hispanic households.

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Energy Secretary Granholm Admits She Has A Gas Stove While Justifying Push To Regulate Appliances

Energy Secretary Granholm Admits She Has A Gas Stove Amid Discussions Of Ban

Oil and Gas

Politics

Energy Department Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> gushed about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">China</a>’s approach to green energy in a Friday interview, saying she hoped that the U.S. could learn from China’s approach. 
Granholm made the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/energy-secretary-granholm-claims-us-learn-china-climate-change">comments</a> at the SXSW conference in Austin, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a>, during an interview with Wajahat Ali where she discussed her desire to push the U.S. toward &#8220;net zero by 2050&#8221; and remarked that China’s investments in green energy were “encouraging.”
Ali introduced the topic by saying that there should be “accountability” for countries like America and China for the &#8220;damage to the world&#8221; he said they had wrought. 
&#8220;How do we hold China and ourselves accountable for what we are doing around the world?&#8221; Ali asked Granholm. 
She noted how the U.S. was pushing countries around the world to adopt “aggressive” climate policies “to make sure that we don’t get climate — global warming happening over, you know, 1.5 degrees.”
Granholm said that some countries were ambivalent towards green energy efforts but that China had been investing heavily in green energy. “But, I think China has done — has been very sensitive, and has actually invested a lot in their solutions, to achieve their goals,” she said. 
&#8220;So we’re — we’re hopeful that, you know, we can all learn from what China is doing,” she explained. &#8220;The amount of money that they’re investing in clean energy is actually, you know, encouraging.&#8221;
Critics have accused the Biden administration of being “gullible” in their efforts to work with China on green energy. 
&#8220;I find [it] utterly remarkable that Chairman Xi [Jinping] of China and the Chinese Communist Party gives a tinker&#8217;s damn about the planet&#8217;s climate or climate change,&#8221; Texas Public Policy officer Frank DeVore <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/does-chinas-purported-green-energy-push-signal-coming-conflict-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told Fox News</a> last month. &#8220;It is merely a device to engage gullible Westerners into thinking that somehow we can get meaningful cooperation.&#8221;
Under Biden, policymakers in the U.S. have continued to focus on making a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate-change">renewable energy</a> transition despite the geopolitical and economic risks that emerge from a lack of reliable and cheap <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy">power</a> sources.
While the U.S. has pushed to limit energy from coal and gas, China has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-is-full-steam-ahead-with-new-coal-plants-as-the-west-goes-green">approved</a> coal-fired power plant construction initiatives at six times the rate of every other nation combined, while Europe has reluctantly restarted operations at mothballed coal-fired plants amid the loss of fuel imports from Russia.

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Biden’s Energy Secretary Praises China’s Approach To Green Energy, Hopes To Learn From Communist Country

China

Texas

Energy Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> was asked to comment about urban and rural <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/systemic-racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disparities</a> in <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gas prices</a> by a <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporter</a> who appeared to be implying a race-driven cause for the phenomenon.
April Ryan of TheGrio noted during a Monday <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/01/23/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-secretary-of-energy-jennifer-granholm-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press briefing</a> that “there were some communities that felt the relief” as a result of <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a> releasing millions of barrels from the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/strategic-petroleum-reserve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strategic Petroleum Reserve</a> in order to reduce prices at the pump, while “other communities did not, particularly those in urban areas.” She asked Granholm to explain why “there was such a difference in communities with gas prices in one community versus the other.”
The official replied that infrastructure costs are a primary factor behind variances in fuel prices across the country. “Some rural areas, for example, or some who might be at the very end of a line or may not even have a line, they may get it trucked in. It takes longer and it’s more expensive,” she said. “If you’re not near a refinery, that’s another reason why the transportation costs are tacked on at the pump. So you’re seeing, for example, when refineries go down in regions, then the prices go up in those regions much more than they would nationwide.”
Ryan nevertheless continued to press the issue. “But specifically, the urban areas,” she asserted. “Because there was still a big pinch in urban areas with these gas prices when the outlying communities, particularly majority white communities, were seeing the drop to $3.00, and many of these urban areas were seeing $4.00 and $5.00 gas prices. Could you speak to that?”
Granholm noted that gas stations are typically owned by individuals rather than branded oil companies, affirming that local authorities should prosecute those who seek to profit from emergencies. “State attorney generals should go after because gouging is illegal,” she said. “You cannot take advantage of a crisis to jack up the prices in that way.”
The exchange between Ryan and Granholm comes as fuel prices remain elevated, worsening inflationary pressures faced by households. The national average price of gas is currently $3.45 per gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from AAA, marking a 45% increase since the start of the Biden administration. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed on Monday that “House Republicans are using their narrow majority to force the American people to pay higher gas prices, just as big oil companies are amassing record profits.”
Fuel analytics company GasBuddy recently <a href="https://twitter.com/gasbuddyguy/status/1608830476298469377?s=46&amp;t=wYpu520Rr20bfmNRwVR-aw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marked</a> average gas prices at $3.96 per gallon for 2022, far surpassing the $3.02 per gallon average charted in 2021 and the $2.17 per gallon average charted in 2020. Even though GasBuddy <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-when-gas-prices-could-return-to-4-per-gallon-according-to-new-projection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forecasts</a> that prices will drop to a national average of $3.49 per gallon in 2023 after approaching $4.00 per gallon by summertime, the reading would still rank among the highest years for prices at the pump in more than a decade.

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Reporter Presses Biden Official To Embrace Race Narrative On Gas Prices

Reporter Implies Race Is Responsible For Gas Price Disparities

Gas Prices

Media

Systemic Racism

The Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">administration</a> announced Monday it will put $1.1 billion towards keeping a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nuclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nuclear</a> power plant up and running in California. 
The administration is providing Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. (PG&amp;E) with a $1.1 billion grant to assist the company in keeping the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant open, which is the last remaining nuclear plant in California. The money comes from the infrastructure measure that was passed by Congress last year. 
“This is a critical step toward ensuring that our domestic nuclear fleet will continue providing reliable and affordable power to Americans as the nation’s largest source of clean electricity,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/21/biden-grants-pge-1-billion-to-keep-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-open.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
While the plant was originally set to be shut down over the course of 2024 and 2025, state legislators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-slams-critics-of-california-energy-says-they-wished-blackouts-had-happened" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> in September to keep it up and running for five additional years. Democratic Governor of California Gavin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom</a> has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-open-to-keeping-major-nuclear-plant-operating-in-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved</a> in favor of not shutting down the nuclear power plant and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-proposes-plan-to-keep-nuclear-plant-open-legislature-has-weeks-to-decide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> an extension of the plant this year. 
California has struggled under its quick transition to renewable energy as the state faced rolling energy blackouts in August of 2020. Earlier this year, another heat wave plagued the state and residents were told to reduce their energy use at certain times of the day in order to keep the electric grid functioning.
Earlier this year, the state <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/05/07/1097376890/for-a-brief-moment-calif-fully-powered-itself-with-renewable-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reached</a> 100% renewable energy, but energy sources such as wind and solar are not as reliable as fossil fuels and have put the state in a precarious situation during multiple days of high temperatures. In 2021, nuclear power <a href="https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53899#:~:text=Nuclear%20power%20provided%20about%2010%25%20of%20California's%20total%20electricity%20supply%20in%202021&amp;text=In%202021%2C%20three%20nuclear%20power,about%2010%25%20of%20California's%20electricity." target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> up around 10% of the state&#8217;s electricity. Diablo Canyon provided more than 8%, with the remainder coming from Washington and Arizona.
In April, the administration <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/04/19/biden-administration-launches-6-billion-nuclear-plant-bailout/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">started</a> a program that will give financially struggling nuclear power plants in the United States $6 billion. The initiative was funded by the massive infrastructure legislation. 
U.S. Department of Energy authorities <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-11-21/biden-gives-pge-1-billion-to-keep-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-open" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the funds for Diablo will be given out over the course of four years. The final details of the grant are still going to be worked out with the company, as well. 
PG&amp;E has been the source of controversy in the past. Last month, the company <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-business-fires-california-utilities-3a29b1577c7b4e767483ed015758234c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faced</a> a potential $155 million fine for its connection to the Zogg fire in 2020 that resulted in the destruction of 200 residences and four deaths. It was also charged with criminal counts in the fire and pleaded not guilty to four charges of involuntary manslaughter over the summer.
State fire authorities have said the fire started when a tree fell onto one of the company’s distribution lines. The California Public Utilities Commission proposed the fine because it said the company did not get rid of two trees that had been designated to be removed, and one of them ended up falling down. 
At the time, PG&amp;E <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-business-fires-california-utilities-3a29b1577c7b4e767483ed015758234c" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement that it had come to a conclusive result with the civil claims of Shasta County. It had the <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/regulators-propose-155m-fine-pge-2020-wildfire-92091846" target="_blank" rel="noopener">option</a> to either pay the fine and take steps to correct its practices or ask for a hearing after the regulator advances the proposed order.

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Biden Administration Gives Over $1 Billion To Keep California’s Last Nuclear Plant Open

Biden Administration Gives Over $1 Billion To Keep California's Last Nuclear Plant Diablo Canyon Power Plant Open

California

Gavin Newsom

Nuclear Power

Energy Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Granholm</a> announced a goal on Thursday to make geothermal <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">power</a> a “widespread renewable energy option.”
According to a <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-launches-new-energy-earthshot-slash-cost-geothermal-power">press release</a> from the Department of Energy, policymakers are pursuing the objective of making power from enhanced geothermal systems — which create power by forcing water through hot rock layers in the ground — as much as 90% less expensive by 2035.
“The United States has a vast, geothermal energy resource lying right beneath our feet, and this program will make it economical to bring that power to American households and businesses,” Granholm remarked. “DOE’s Enhanced Geothermal Shot will move geothermal technology from research and development to cost-effective commercial adoption, helping energy communities and workers transition to producing clean energy for the future.”
The current cost of geothermal energy is $0.45 per kilowatt hour, according to the press release. Meanwhile, the cost of coal power is $0.032 per kilowatt hour, according to an <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/the-real-costs-of-u-s-energy/#:~:text=Consider%3A%20coal%20power%20plants%20provide,in%20fact%2C%20170%20percent%20higher.">analysis</a> from the Brookings Institution.
Last month, the Department of Energy <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-announces-44-million-advance-enhanced-geothermal-systems">announced</a> $44 million in funding at the Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) field laboratory in Utah. The facility permits researchers to study subsurface fluid flow and rock types, which in turn provides information useful for optimizing tools and methods in geothermal environments.
“These new investments at FORGE, the flagship of our EGS research, can help us find the most innovative, cost-effective solutions and accelerate our work toward wide-scale geothermal deployment and support President Biden’s ambitious climate goals,” Granholm remarked. Geothermal resources currently produce 3.7 gigawatts of electricity in the United States — the amount necessary to power 2.8 million homes.
The Biden administration has previously set the goal of attaining 100% carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and achieving net-zero emissions across the economy by 2050. Accordingly, Democratic lawmakers have poured billions into renewable energy projects over the past two years — including a $369 billion allocation for climate initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Among other statutes, the legislation established a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of new electric vehicles. Earlier this year, Granholm <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-interested-in-california-ban-on-new-gas-cars-as-he-weighs-a-national-policy">argued</a> that a transition away from gas-powered cars may help Americans experiencing high prices at the pump.
“The real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,” Granholm said. “This is not going to be the last time. The next time there’s a war, the next time there’s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing — they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.”
Meanwhile, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/buttigieg-interested-in-california-ban-on-new-gas-cars-as-he-weighs-a-national-policy">signaled</a> last week that he is “interested” in California’s gradual ban on new gas cars. “We’ve got to make sure that this happens quickly enough to help us beat climate change,” he said.
The rollback of gas cars, however, was unveiled days before California officials <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban">asked</a> residents to avoid charging electric vehicles during peak hours in the interest of averting grid failure.
The White House has established the goal of procuring only 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicles by 2027 and will extend the same standard to all vehicles in the federal government’s fleet by 2035, according to a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/09/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-proposes-new-standards-for-national-electric-vehicle-charging-network/">fact sheet</a>. The Biden administration has also <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/13/fact-sheet-the-biden-harris-electric-vehicle-charging-action-plan/">set</a> the “ambitious target” of ensuring that electric cars constitute 50% of sales in the United States by 2030.

Secretary Granholm testifies Before Senate Energy Committee

Biden Administration To Pursue New Geothermal Energy Effort

Biden's Energy Department To Make Geothermal Energy 90% Less Expensive

For years, liberal states in New England opposed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gas pipelines</a> in the name of combatting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a>, yet now that ideological opposition is coming back to haunt them as the region faces a fuel shortage months before cold weather even starts.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Energy</a> recently sent New England governors a letter <a href="https://www2.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/19/business/biden-administration-warns-new-england-governors-regional-fuel-shortage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">begging</a> them to increase fuel inventories through all legal measures ahead of winter. According to the data, fuel inventories in the region are running well below average. Now, the region is serving as a cautionary tale for all who seek to abandon fossil fuels.
“Years of policy choices to limit pipeline infrastructure means New England must rely more heavily on oil and gas reserves and imports,” Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Research Fellow at the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment Katie Tubb told The Daily Wire.
For example, in 2016, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) <a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/markey-statement-on-kinder-morgan-abandoning-northeast-energy-direct-pipeline-project" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boasted</a> that he opposed a 120-mile pipeline that would have transported gas from Tennessee to Dracut, Massachusetts. Kinder Morgan, the company behind the pipeline, <a href="https://www.masslive.com/news/2016/04/kinder_morgan_pulls_the_plug_o.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">abandoned</a> the idea in part because of hostility from local and state governments in the Northeast.
“I have opposed Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline through Massachusetts and New England because of concerns that it could have led to the export of American natural gas to foreign countries, the impact it would have had on local communities in Massachusetts, and its potential to worsen climate change,” Markey said at the time.
“Using New England as a throughway to export U.S. gas to overseas markets might be good for the bottom lines of pipeline companies, but it could raise prices and be a disaster for consumers and businesses in our region,” he claimed.
Now, it looks as if opposition to that pipeline is coming back to haunt his state.
Because of policy choices, the region is largely dependent on foreign imports. The usual suspects are blaming the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine for the pending fuel shortage, but a look at the details reveals that costly regulations and taxes are also to blame for the energy troubles.
“At the same time, many states in New England are party to a cap and trade program &#8230; that taxes greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, in addition to state policies to severely restrict their own energy production and mandate use of inherently unreliable energy resources,” Tubb told The Daily Wire.
All six New England states, as well as Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a <a href="https://www.rggi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">program</a> designed to cap and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector.
Yet, according to the letter sent by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, New England states now need to reverse course and increase their fossil fuel reserves.
“I urge you to consider what additional steps you can take in the coming weeks to improve preparedness, including using any legislative or executive tools at your disposal, working with responsible state agencies to require increased storage levels, and encouraging industry to voluntarily prioritize increasing gasoline and distillate inventories at this pivotal period of heightened risk,” Granholm recently <a href="https://www2.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/19/business/biden-administration-warns-new-england-governors-regional-fuel-shortage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> New England governors.
After Labor Day, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will be <a href="https://www.ferc.gov/news-events/events/new-england-winter-gas-electric-forum-09082022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">holding</a> a forum to discuss New England&#8217;s electrical heating challenges.
According to Tubb, there shouldn&#8217;t be any mystery as to why the liberal states are struggling to maintain adequate fuel supplies.
“These policies are designed to reduce production and use of conventional fuels, similar to those pursued in Europe — why are these states surprised that their policy chickens are coming home to roost and they are now facing shortages heading into winter?” Tubb pondered, in reference to the cap and trade partnership.
Governors in New England are also <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/new-england-governors-seek-jones-act-relief-spike-winter-heating-bills-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asking</a> for the Jones Act to be suspended so that they can transport liquid natural gas (LNG) via ships into U.S. ports. CATO recently noted that due to the 1920 law, goods transported between U.S. ports must be U.S.-flagged, U.S.-built, and mostly U.S.-crew, yet no LNG ships exist like that, thus severely blocking the northeast&#8217;s access to LNG.
In total, Tubb claimed that New England&#8217;s energy sector is so fragile that disruptions can now become “catastrophic rather than uncomfortable blips.”
Of course, as we&#8217;ve seen from the Biden administration writ large, energy catastrophe tends to be the norm when climate change warriors are in charge of guiding policy.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Dems’ Manmade Energy Crisis Hits New England: Granholm Begs Governors To Increase Fuel Inventories

Dems' Manmade Energy Crisis Hits New England: Granholm Begs Governors To Increase Fuel Inventories

Democratic Party

Environmentalism

Critics absolutely roasted Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/energy-sec-granholm-families-should-use-ev-tax-credits-weatherize-their-homes-finance-solar-panels-to-cope-with-inflation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> that lower to middle class Americans could fight the rising cost of living by investing thousands in solar panels and other green energy initiatives.
Granholm made an appearance on &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/god-walks-with-us-new-fox-news-sunday-host-explains-how-getting-fired-made-her-better/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News Sunday</a>&#8221; to explain how the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act — which has since been touted as a tax, energy, and health care bill — would impact everyday Americans who are struggling with record-high inflation, food, gasoline, and energy costs.
&#8220;If you are low income, you can get your home entirely weatherized through the expansion from the bipartisan infrastructure laws, a significant expansion — you don&#8217;t have to pay for anything,&#8221; she said, adding, &#8220;&#8221;If you want heat pumps, insulation, new windows, that is covered,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If you are moderate income, today you can get 30% off the price of solar panels. Those solar panels can be financed, so you don&#8217;t have to have the big outlay at the front … If you don&#8217;t qualify for the weatherization program, you will be able to, starting next year, get rebates on the appliances and equipment that will help you reduce your monthly energy bill by up to 30%. That is all about reducing costs for people.&#8221;
But as critics quickly pointed out, people who were struggling to feed their kids or wondering how they&#8217;d afford the gas to get to work were not just waiting on a 30%-off sale to make the jump to solar — they were just doing what they could to get by.
&#8220;GOP just needs to run ad after ad of Granholm telling the poors to buy solar panels and electric cars to save money,&#8221; Erick Ericksen tweeted.
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GOP just needs to run ad after ad of Granholm telling the poors to buy solar panels and electric cars to save money. <a href="https://t.co/oAdXKutrBi">https://t.co/oAdXKutrBi</a>
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&#8220;If you’re poor, Tim Ryan will give you 30 percent off the price of solar panels. They won’t keep you warm this winter but they are made in China, so there’s that,&#8221; Ohio Republican Senate candidate <a href="https://twitter.com/JDVance1/status/1561401649251422210" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a>.
&#8220;They don&#8217;t know how they sound,&#8221; Omri Ceren added. &#8220;Because everything they read and everyone they know just echo their ideology back at them — except turned up in volume, higher in pitch, and with applause.&#8221;
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They don&#39;t know how they sound, because everything they read and everyone they know just echo their ideology back at them &#8211; except turned up in volume, higher in pitch, and with applause. <a href="https://t.co/kniDhNR4WB">https://t.co/kniDhNR4WB</a>
&mdash; Omri Ceren (@omriceren) <a href="https://twitter.com/omriceren/status/1561409660736897024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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RNC Rapid Response Director Tommy Pigott <a href="https://twitter.com/TommyPigott/status/1561387625894006784" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>, &#8220;Perfect of example about how Democrats don’t care about rising costs, only their Green New Deal. Food is rising at the fastest pace since 1979 and Biden’s response is to push you to buy solar panels.&#8221;
&#8220;An underrated aspect of the Biden admin unpopularity is just how terribly his cabinet has performed at messaging,&#8221; Ben Domenech tweeted. &#8220;Becerra, Mayorkas, Granholm, Buttigieg, Garland, Yellen all drags. When your best performer is Tony Blinken you have a problem.&#8221;
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An underrated aspect of the Biden admin unpopularity is just how terribly his cabinet has performed at messaging &#8211; Becerra, Mayorkas, Granholm, Buttigieg, Garland, Yellen all drags. When your best performer is Tony Blinken you have a problem. <a href="https://t.co/i0Du46TXPQ">https://t.co/i0Du46TXPQ</a>
&mdash; Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) <a href="https://twitter.com/bdomenech/status/1561373915011760128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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‘They Don’t Know How They Sound’: Critics Roast Energy Secretary For Telling Poor People To Buy Solar Panels

Critics Roast Energy Secretary For Telling Poor People To Buy Solar Panels

Fox News Sunday

Solar Power

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that families should buy an electric car or invest in weatherizing their homes to combat soaring inflation.
Appearing on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; Granholm touted the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-inflation-bill-made-7500-electric-vehicle-tax-credits-ford-and-gm-just-raised-their-prices-by-the-same-amount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tax credits</a> for buying an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/most-electric-vehicles-wont-qualify-for-inflation-reduction-act-tax-credits-none-will-qualify-in-a-few-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">electric vehicle</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1558811340394872834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1558811340394872834%7Ctwgr%5E8ff39107eb60849633cf84bf043f78572c47594e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fhey-neat-spend-1000-on-green-energy-and-the-feds-will-give-you-a-300-tax-credit-to-reduce-inflation-thanks-biden">weatherizing</a> homes and businesses in the so-called &#8220;Inflation Reduction Act.&#8221; Granholm claimed that those tax credits would lower costs for low-income and middle-class families struggling with inflation.
&#8220;One of the critiques here with these credits is that the prices are high, right? And the supply is limited. What is the practicality? It seems like there’s a disconnect. What’s the practicality for everyday Americans in this kind of benefit?&#8221; host Trace Gallagher asked.
&#8220;There’s two implications here,&#8221; Granholm replied. &#8220;One is, for example, if you want to buy a used electric vehicle, you can get $4,000 off at the dealership today. If you want to buy a new electric vehicle, there is a $7,500 credit for those that are assembled in America &#8230; Why is this important? Because the president &#8230; wants to re-shore manufacturing. It’s not just in electric vehicles &#8230; It will be in solar panels. It will be in wind turbines. It will be in transmission. It will be in electric vehicles and the batteries for those electric vehicles. A whole supply chain and ecosystem, energy ecosystem, built up in the United States because of the incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act.&#8221;
&#8220;But you talk about incentives. Maybe it’s the messaging. People don’t quite get it,&#8221; Gallagher responded, cutting to clips of ordinary Americans who said they still could not afford an electric car, even with the tax credit. &#8220;And really, you could make the same argument, we were talking about tax breaks for adding solar panels, energy-efficient windows, appliances, heat pumps. What do you say to the families who simply can’t afford this stuff in the first place?&#8221;
&#8220;Number one, for your home, yes, there are significant incentives in this bill, which is great to reduce people’s energy costs on a monthly basis,&#8221; Granholm replied.
&#8220;So if you are low income, you can get your home entirely weatherized through the expansion from the bipartisan infrastructure law,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;If you want heat pumps, insulation, new windows, that is covered. If you are moderate income, today, you can get 30% off the price of solar panels. Those solar panels can be financed, so you don’t have to have the big outlay up front.&#8221;
&#8220;When they’re financed, they’re financed in a way that reduces your energy bill even though you have solar panels, with this 30% off. It’s a significant incentive. Same thing if you don’t qualify for the weatherization program, you will be able to, starting next year, get rebates on the appliances and equipment that will help you reduce your monthly energy bill by up to 30%. This is all about reducing costs for people.&#8221;
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Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: “If you are low-income, you can get your home entirely weatherized” to help deal with 40-year high inflation.
“You can get 30% off the price of solar panels.” <a href="https://t.co/qUM7JGvdYN">pic.twitter.com/qUM7JGvdYN</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1561370651809792001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Energy Sec. Granholm: Families Should Use EV Tax Credits, Weatherize Their Homes, Finance Solar Panels To Cope With Inflation

Inflation

Inflation Reduction Act

Great news kemosabes, thanks to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inflation Reduction Act,</a> you can soon start saving hundreds via tax credits — you just have to start shelling out thousands of dollars on green energy appliances to reap the benefits.
Earlier this week, CNN needled President Joe Biden&#8217;s energy secretary Jennifer Granholm on how exactly the Inflation Reduction Act would help American consumers, considering that several studies show it could barely impact prices. Granholm promised that the law would &#8220;immediately&#8221; have an impact if Americans simply put in a little elbow grease and spent some of their hard-earned money to fight <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/climate-change" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate change</a>.
“Oh I this, this &#8230; First of all, immediately, people will be able to lower the fuel costs in their homes,” Granholm said. &#8220;There&#8217;s a 30% tax credit that you can claim in 2022 for installing energy-efficient windows, heat pumps, energy efficient appliances. That is right away.&#8221;
&#8220;And, on top of that of course, if citizens want to install solar panels on their roofs so that they can generate their own power, that’s another 30% tax credit,” Granholm continued. “And of course, there is the tax credits at the dealership for the automotive sector for electric vehicles and if you install an electric vehicle charging station in your home, you can also get a tax credit.&#8221;
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CNN: “What, specifically, will [the Bidenflation Scam] do to lower costs for Americans right now?”
Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm: &quot;If you install an electric vehicle charging station in your home, you can also get a tax credit!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/NKIQ4thvjK">pic.twitter.com/NKIQ4thvjK</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1558811340394872834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In other words, for every $1,000 you spend, you&#8217;ll receive a $300 tax credit. Never mind the fact that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-dip-into-savings-as-inflation-soars">you are already digging into your savings</a> under Bidenomics, just dig a little deeper for the sake of the planet, by golly!
Readers might remember that in 2009, then-Vice President Biden claimed that the U.S. had to spend money to avoid economic doom.
While speaking to an audience, Biden said &#8220;look at me and say, ‘What are you talking about, Joe? You’re telling me we have to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt?'&#8221;
“The answer is yes, that’s what I’m telling you,&#8221; he said in an excited voice.
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It seems that is the same financial advice Granholm is giving the average American in 2022.
Let&#8217;s estimate the costs of a few of Granholm&#8217;s suggested home &#8220;improvements.&#8221;
The average energy-efficient window pane costs anywhere from $325 to $1,110, <a href="https://modernize.com/windows/energy-efficient">according</a> to Modernize, a home services website. That price range is per window — not for the entire home. Using those figures, on the lowest end of the spectrum, if you had four windows in your home, you&#8217;d need to spend at least $1,300 before any labor or delivery costs are even calculated into it. If you did that, you would get a $390 tax credit.
Then, if you wanted to put solar panels on your roof, you would need to spend even more money.
Looking at Granholm&#8217;s home state of Michigan, the average solar-panel system costs roughly $16,020 — pre-federal incentives — <a href="https://www.consumeraffairs.com/solar-energy/how-much-do-solar-panels-cost.html">according</a> to Consumer Affairs. Again, with a 30% tax credit, you&#8217;d receive $4,806.00 back if you spent that kind of moolah.
So, if you&#8217;re somebody who lives in a four-window home and wants to purchase a basic solar-panel system and buy some efficient windows – you&#8217;ll need to spend $17,320 to &#8220;save&#8221; $5,196.00. Of course, four-window homes are hard to come by, and if they do exist, it is doubtful that their occupants can afford to spend that kind of money.
And of course, you can go hog wild and even put an electric charging station on your property, which will cost hundreds more. Yet that only makes sense if you own an electric car in the first place. Buying one of those bad boys <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a31544842/how-much-is-an-electric-car/">will likely cost</a> you tens of thousands more dollars.
The other thing that should be pointed out is that in 2020, there was a 26% tax credit for solar panels. In 2021, there was a 22% tax credit. That begs the question: if consumers weren&#8217;t rapidly installing solar panels when they had a 26% tax credit and inflation was lower, why would Americans be incentivized to do so with a 30% tax credit when practically everything costs more money and most folks are <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/61-of-americans-living-paycheck-to-paycheck">living</a> paycheck-to-paycheck?
It seems evident that the big winners of the Inflation Reduction Act aren&#8217;t the American people, rather it is the green energy companies that will undoubtedly reap profits if Americans take advantage of the supposedly generous energy-related tax credits.
There is a word for that sort of economic malarkey, and that word is &#8220;boondoggle,&#8221; as in Biden&#8217;s green energy boondoggle is a load of garbage.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Hey Neat, Spend $1,000 On Green Energy And The Feds Will Give You A $300 Tax Credit To Reduce Inflation. Thanks,  Biden!

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Biden</a> Energy Secretary and former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a> Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a> violated the Hatch Act during an October 2021 interview when she used her office to promote Democratic candidates, according to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Granholm’s violation was revealed after watchdog group Foundation for Accountability &amp; Civic Trust (FACT) requested that the OSC investigate comments Granholm made to media outlet Marie Clare on October 6, 2021.
During an interview with the outlet, Granholm said it was “good news … voting gave Democrats a bare majority (in Congress),” before attempting to clarify by stating she was “using Democrats as a substitute for the policies that you believe in, the policies that you would like to see happen,” the Detroit Free Press <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/06/28/jennifer-granholm-hatch-act-warning/7762380001/">reported</a>.
The OSC determined that Granholm’s comments crossed the line as they were “directed at the success of the Democratic Party.” The special counsel, however, decided not to pursue disciplinary action. Instead, the OSC slapped Granholm with a warning, writing that she had not received “significant” training on the Hatch Act before making those comments. Granholm was sworn in as energy secretary in late February 2021, more than seven months prior to making her comments about Democratic candidates.
“Secretary Granholm has been advised that if in the future she engages in prohibited political activity while employed in a position covered by the Hatch Act, we will consider such activity to be a willful and knowing violation of the law,” the OSC letter sent to FACT on June 9 said.
The <a href="https://osc.gov/Services/Pages/HatchAct.aspx#:~:text=%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B,connection%20with%20federally%20funded%20programs.">Hatch Act</a>, passed in 1939, prohibits federal government employees from engaging in “activity directed at the success or failure of a political party, candidate for partisan political office, or partisan political group – while the employee is on duty, in any federal room or building, while wearing a uniform or official insignia, or using any federally owned or leased vehicle.”
A Department of Energy spokesperson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/special-counsel-biden-energy-secretary-violated-hatch-act">confirmed</a> to Fox News Digital that Granholm had received a warning from the OSC.
“Secretary Granholm takes her ethics obligations seriously,&#8221; the spokesperson said, according to Fox News. &#8220;And, she remains laser focused on delivering President Biden’s equitable clean energy agenda which will help lower energy costs for American families and enhance our nation’s security.&#8221;

Biden Energy Secretary Violated Federal Law By Using Office To Promote Democrats, Special Counsel Rules

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Violated Hatch Act By Using Office To Promote Democrats, Special Counsel Rules

Hatch Act

<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy">Energy</a> Secretary <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jennifer-granholm">Jennifer Granholm</a> said that “the only way” for the United States to avoid high <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gas-prices">gas prices</a> is to produce more green energy.
The national average gas price is currently $4.94 per gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/">AAA</a>. Earlier this month, gas prices <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gas-prices-hit-grim-national-average-of-5-per-gallon">surpassed</a> $5.00 per gallon — more than double the $2.39 per gallon witnessed when President Joe Biden took office.
During a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/06/22/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-secretary-of-energy-jennifer-granholm/">press briefing</a> on Wednesday, Granholm affirmed that the “only way out” of “boom-and-bust cycles” in energy prices is “deploying clean energy.”
“The real truth is that as long as our nation remains overly reliant on oil and fossil fuels, we will feel these price shocks again,” Granholm said. “This is not going to be the last time. The next time there’s a war, the next time there’s a pandemic or another hurricane, these extreme weather events we are experiencing — they will impact the access that we have to fossil fuels.”
Indeed, Biden <a href="https://joebiden.com/clean-energy/">favors policies</a> meant to promote green energy, such as emphasizing public transportation and electric vehicles, even as his administration canceled an enormous sale in Alaska of oil and gas lease location. He also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/peter-doocy-asks-for-a-straight-answer-on-keystone-gets-the-runaround-from-jen-psaki">refused</a> to green light the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
“We are looking at some significant challenges in the way of ensuring that American people have access to affordable clean energy,” Granholm continued, “but we’re going to use every lever that we have across the federal government to overcome these challenges.”
Earlier this week, Biden called for a three-month pause to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calls-for-three-month-pause-to-federal-gas-tax">federal gas tax</a> — which sits at $0.184 per gallon of gasoline and $0.244 per gallon of diesel, according to the U.S. <a href="https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=10&amp;t=10">Energy Information Administration</a> — to contend with “Putin’s Price Hike.&#8221;
“President Biden understands that high gas prices pose a significant challenge for working families,” the White House said in a statement. “Today, he is calling on Congress and states to take additional legislative action to provide direct relief to American consumers who have been hit with Putin’s Price Hike.”
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has already indicated that he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-senator-not-a-yes-right-now-on-bidens-proposed-gas-tax-holiday">would not approve</a> the federal gas tax suspension, as the policy would not guarantee that the amount would not “penny-for-penny come off of that price.” Other critics argue that the move will only fail to address the administration’s policies that are preventing further production.
&#8220;President Biden&#8217;s proposed temporary gas tax suspension is a band-aid solution to runaway gas prices,” Job Creators Network President Alfredo Ortiz said in a statement provided to The Daily Wire. “To truly show leadership and meaningfully reduce Americans&#8217; pain at the pump, Biden must fundamentally reshape his party&#8217;s environmental policy, strongly backing the production and distribution of traditional energy. Only with vastly increased supply can gas prices significantly fall.”
The Job Creators Network’s most recent <a href="https://monthlypolling.jcnf.org/monthly-monitor/may-2022/">Small Business IQ</a> monthly poll revealed that 76% of business owners would prefer that the United States increase domestic oil and natural gas production. Indeed, the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-for-businesses-continues-at-double-digit-pace">10.8%</a> from May 2021 to May 2022, with over 70% of the month-to-month rise attributable to an increase in prices for final demand energy, according to the U.S. <a href="https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm">Bureau of Labor Statistics</a>.

Energy Secretary Lays Out ‘The Only Way’ To Avoid High Gas Prices, And It’s Not Producing More Oil

Granholm Calls For 'Deploying Green Energy' As 'The Only Way' Out Of High Gas Prices

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