{"id":349206,"date":"2024-10-28T07:50:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T06:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=349206"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:06:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T08:06:53","slug":"climate-extremism-biden-harris-admins-own-data-undermines-its-fav-selling-point-in-push-to-electrify-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=349206","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Climate Extremism\u2019: Biden-Harris Admin\u2019s Own Data Undermines Its Fav Selling Point In Push To \u2018Electrify Everything\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Owen Klinsky<\/a>
<\/strong>Contributor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden-Harris administration released data on Oct. 17 suggesting its push to electrify everything will ratchet up costs for American households, contradicting one of the White House\u2019s favorite selling points for its green agenda, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden-Harris administration has made a crackdown on residential fossil fuel consumption<\/a> a key aspect of its environmental strategy, justifying the push in part on the grounds electrification will lower<\/a> energy costs. Now, Oct. 17 residential energy price data<\/a> from the Department of Energy (DOE) shows electricity was roughly four times as expensive as natural gas in 2024, with experts telling the DCNF the White House\u2019s electrification push is an example of extremist climate policy hurting everyday Americans. (RELATED: Forget Stoves! The Biden Admin Is Working Overtime To Phase Out All Your Gas Appliances)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Department of Energy has consistently shown<\/a> that natural gas is a much cheaper energy source for households than electricity,\u201d Daren Bakst, director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute\u2019s Center for Energy and Environment, told the DCNF. \u201cGovernment policies trying to block the use of natural gas in favor of electricity will significantly drive up prices, making home heating and appliance use needlessly expensive. The poor will get hurt the most because, compared to higher income households, they spend a greater share of their household income on meeting basic needs such as staying warm in the winter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

AOC Attacks Republicans Over Gas Stoves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OCASIO-CORTEZ: \u201cI do think it\u2019s funny, the\u2026absolute\u2026Republican meltdown\u2026\u2019You can\u2019t take my gas stove\u2026How dare you\u2026You have a gas stove.\u2019
\u201cFirst of all, I rent.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/F32HhSzEga<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Biden-Harris DOE has issued a slew of rules restricting the use of gas appliances, including issuing revised standards<\/a> on furnaces in September 2023 that could prohibit 40-60% of gas furnaces in homes, and increased efficiency requirements<\/a> for water heaters that the agency claimed<\/a> would save U.S. consumers $11.4 billion on their energy and water bills every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Oct. 17 data<\/a> showed electricity was significantly more expensive than fossil fuels, with a price of $47.36 per million British Thermal Units (BTU) compared to $13.38 and $33.59 per million BTU for natural gas and propane respectively. Thus, according to the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s own data, switching from gas-powered appliances to electric appliances could increase utility costs by over 3.5 times, in addition to heightened<\/a> installation costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the most offensive bait-and-switch moves being played by officials in Washington D.C. and coastal enclaves is the push to force electric appliances on everyone, everywhere, even when natural gas can often be dramatically cheaper,\u201d O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers and the former solicitor general of Arizona, told the DCNF. \u201cThe officials push the idea that bans on gas stoves, or gas furnaces, or other gas appliances will save on energy costs, but at the same time they have evidence that natural gas is cheaper\u2026It\u2019s time that officials in D.C. stopped trying to micromanage people\u2019s lives and make everyone hew to a one size fits all approach to their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy sector expert<\/a> Robert Bryce accused<\/a> the Biden-Harris administration of purposely delaying the release of the price data on Oct. 3, citing the fact that, at least since 2011, the DOE has never published the information later than August. At the time \u2014 two weeks before the data was published \u2014 he predicted the agency was stonewalling because the cost figures would reflect the high costs of electricity relative to fossil fuels, which has proven to be accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis electrification push is a typical example of climate extremism,\u201d Bakst told the DCNF. \u201cThere\u2019s little to no consideration of how these policies will hurt Americans and the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An \u201celectrification summit<\/a>\u201d held by the White House in December 2022 included non-governmental organization Rewiring America, which has previously stated its goal<\/a> is to \u201celectrify everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DOE did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Biden-Harris administration released data on Oct. 17 suggesting its push to electrify everything will ratchet up costs for American households, contradicting one of the White House\u2019s favorite selling points for its green agenda, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":349208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691820710,691819180,691820053,691819262,691825855],"class_list":{"0":"post-349206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-biden-harris-administration","9":"tag-energy-costs","10":"tag-gas-stoves","11":"tag-green-agenda","12":"tag-home-appliances","14":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/OIP-2.jpeg?fit=1588%2C1588&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1sQm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":269278,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=269278","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":0},"title":"Biden Admin Targets Water Heaters With New Rule Proposal","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"25\/07\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Biden administration introduced a new proposal for water heater efficiency standards Friday, becoming the latest widely-used household appliance to be singled out by the Energy Department.","rel":"","context":"In \"climate agenda\"","block_context":{"text":"climate agenda","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-agenda"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-740.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-740.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-740.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-740.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-740.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":291481,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=291481","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":1},"title":"100-Year-Old Union-Backed Law Among Snags Derailing Biden\u2019s Green Energy Agenda","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"16\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A large ship being built to construct offshore wind farms in a way that complies with a labor union-backed law is behind schedule and over budget, compounding a series of setbacks that have complicated the Biden administration\u2019s efforts to expand domestic wind energy, according to The Wall Street Journal.","rel":"","context":"In \"Green Energy Agenda\"","block_context":{"text":"Green Energy Agenda","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=green-energy-agenda"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OIG-2023-11-13T120759.908.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OIG-2023-11-13T120759.908.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OIG-2023-11-13T120759.908.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/OIG-2023-11-13T120759.908.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":293799,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=293799","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":2},"title":"Developers Cancel Huge Offshore Wind Contract In Latest Blow To Biden\u2019s Climate Agenda","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/01\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The two firms behind a major offshore wind project decided to cancel a contract to supply power from the development on Wednesday, dealing a major blow to President Joe Biden\u2019s massive green energy agenda.","rel":"","context":"In \"British Petroleum\"","block_context":{"text":"British Petroleum","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=british-petroleum"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zScreenshot-2023-11-03-111148-1024x611-2.webp?fit=1024%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zScreenshot-2023-11-03-111148-1024x611-2.webp?fit=1024%2C611&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zScreenshot-2023-11-03-111148-1024x611-2.webp?fit=1024%2C611&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/zScreenshot-2023-11-03-111148-1024x611-2.webp?fit=1024%2C611&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":292867,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=292867","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":3},"title":"\u2018We Never Had A Vote\u2019: Climate Expert Blasts Biden Admin For Bypassing Voters To Impose Green Agenda","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"28\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Climate Depot executive editor Marc Morano blasted President Joe Biden for bypassing American voters to enact his environmental agenda.","rel":"","context":"In \"Climate change\"","block_context":{"text":"Climate change","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-change"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-28-165530.png?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-28-165530.png?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-28-165530.png?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-28-165530.png?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0Screenshot-2023-12-28-165530.png?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":412180,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=412180","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":4},"title":"Trump Admin Touts Record-Shattering Energy Report Despite Biden-Era Crackdown","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"08\/11\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The Department of Energy (DOE) touted a report on Wednesday which states that America broke records in liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.","rel":"","context":"In \"Biden Administration\"","block_context":{"text":"Biden Administration","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=biden-administration"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQNBRIHdKxh2h7hVctGUxY4SfwKhXBuc8ynEnz5uay3ebaSyr8LGXiNpXytQWBpklVHoReip5bnDxRBM2XJNuFE8x7xtg1tLe28nZNWJUKf6Wp_C1XZr5uKcsfiSIBrf-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C671&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQNBRIHdKxh2h7hVctGUxY4SfwKhXBuc8ynEnz5uay3ebaSyr8LGXiNpXytQWBpklVHoReip5bnDxRBM2XJNuFE8x7xtg1tLe28nZNWJUKf6Wp_C1XZr5uKcsfiSIBrf-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C671&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQNBRIHdKxh2h7hVctGUxY4SfwKhXBuc8ynEnz5uay3ebaSyr8LGXiNpXytQWBpklVHoReip5bnDxRBM2XJNuFE8x7xtg1tLe28nZNWJUKf6Wp_C1XZr5uKcsfiSIBrf-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C671&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQNBRIHdKxh2h7hVctGUxY4SfwKhXBuc8ynEnz5uay3ebaSyr8LGXiNpXytQWBpklVHoReip5bnDxRBM2XJNuFE8x7xtg1tLe28nZNWJUKf6Wp_C1XZr5uKcsfiSIBrf-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C671&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQNBRIHdKxh2h7hVctGUxY4SfwKhXBuc8ynEnz5uay3ebaSyr8LGXiNpXytQWBpklVHoReip5bnDxRBM2XJNuFE8x7xtg1tLe28nZNWJUKf6Wp_C1XZr5uKcsfiSIBrf-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C671&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":343320,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=343320","url_meta":{"origin":349206,"position":5},"title":"Steel Giant May Have to Bail On $500 Million Biden-Harris Admin Green Grant, CEO Says","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"16\/09\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Biden-Harris administration gave a major steel producer $500 million to go green in March, but the company may have to walk away from the handout, its CEO told Politico.","rel":"","context":"In \"Biden-Harris Administration\"","block_context":{"text":"Biden-Harris Administration","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=biden-harris-administration"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Screen-Shot-2024-09-14-at-12.16.35-PM-e1726330722849.png?fit=1200%2C515&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Screen-Shot-2024-09-14-at-12.16.35-PM-e1726330722849.png?fit=1200%2C515&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Screen-Shot-2024-09-14-at-12.16.35-PM-e1726330722849.png?fit=1200%2C515&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Screen-Shot-2024-09-14-at-12.16.35-PM-e1726330722849.png?fit=1200%2C515&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/0Screen-Shot-2024-09-14-at-12.16.35-PM-e1726330722849.png?fit=1200%2C515&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=349206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349230,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349206\/revisions\/349230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/349208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=349206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=349206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=349206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}