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We have now entered an era in which unreasonable standards, designed to exploit obsessive perceptions of risk, are becoming the order of the day.
The DOE has come out with new regulations regarding a home appliance in its efforts to curb consumer choice in the name of energy efficiency.
According to latest DOE numbers, savings are almost negligible when consumers comply with the new energy efficiency standards.
