The Biden administration is very worried about acute carbon monoxide poisoning, so much so that they are publishing a rule that would ban the sale of nearly all current gas generators on the market.
The new rule would force generator manufacturers to create generators that switch off when they reach a certain carbon monoxide output.
Here’s more from Zero Hedge:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed a policy (pdf) that would remove nearly all existing portable gas generators from the market. The new rule restricts the amount of carbon monoxide that generators can emit by forcing these generators to switch off when they reach a certain level of emissions.
Smaller gas generators would have to cut carbon monoxide emissions by 50 percent, and larger generators would have to cut emissions by up to 95 percent. Nearly all models currently available are expected to not be in compliance with the new standard.
Once the proposed rules come into effect, manufacturers would have to comply with them in just six months, a process that usually takes several years. The rules would also ban manufacturers from stockpiling noncompliant generators before the new standards are enacted.
In a June 28 press release, Susan Orenga, executive director of the Portable Generator Manufacturers’ Association, pointed out that CPSC’s proposal will “create a shortage of essential portable generators during regional and national emergencies because it will prevent the sale of portable generators that are currently available on the market.”
“Furthermore, the timing of the CPSC’s proposed changes are particularly concerning, given repeated warnings that two-thirds of North America is currently facing an energy shortfall this summer during periods of high demand,” she said.
The CPSC proposal came after the Department of Energy unveiled its Energy Policy and Conservation Program in February, which aims to establish new standards on consumer cooking products, including gas stoves. The rules are expected to ban the sale of at least half of U.S. stove models.
There is no way this rule will fly without being challenge in the courts because it’s ridiculous on its face. Acute carbon monoxide poisoning??? C’mon. Gas-powered generators aren’t supposed to be run indoors because of their output and heat they generate, which is why nearly everyone uses their generators outside, where there is ZERO danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. I just can’t see a rule like this surviving legal challenges.