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In Reply to: RE: I have a minority opinion posted by pictureguy on November 25, 2021 at 09:56:53:
I periodically get these taxpayer funded "green energy incentives" to replace various appliances, windows, insulation, etc., but there is always a catch.
These offers require buying from and paying "approved installers" to do the work which shows the system is NOT about energy conservation, but kickbacks to special privileged interests. The taxpayers are bilked and the money goes to the chosen few, not back to the taxpayers as it should.
I am totally capable of installing insulation, windows, appliances, etc. and cutting out the middlemen kickback recipients.
Some of the "energy efficient" appliances are truly NOT "energy efficient". They are "energy displacement designs" (read: 3 Card Monty) to reach energy compliance standards for the specific device, but not the system as a whole.
I installed a new "energy efficient/displacement" dishwasher only to discover it no longer heats water like the old workhorse did. It displaced the heating functionality onto the water heater (like hiding carbon footprints overseas, energy consumption is still there, just hidden under the 3-Card-Monty). If the water in the pipes isn't immediately hot, it locks up in a "cold water" error mode requiring a $100 service call to punch in the unpublished magic reset codes. It also means running the hot water line before starting the dishwasher to clear out 100 feet of pipe from the water heater and wasting that 100 foot of water - or - installing a hot water circulating pump and wasting electricity to keep the hot water line charged.
The "energy efficiency" rating is a misnomer.
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