TURNING UP THE HEAT: Ernst Intros Bill Requiring DOE, EPA to Match California's Thermostat Recommendations

It’s called the “Lead By Example Act.”

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst has introduced a new bill that would require the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to set all thermostats to a minimum of 78 degrees at their headquarters to match California’s recommendations for their residents in the midst of a statewide energy crisis.

According to Fox Business, “the legislation…would also require Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and EPA administrator Michael Regan to submit reports to Congress describing at which temperature their headquarters’ respective thermostats have been set at since the Biden administration began.”

“During a hot summer, liberal leaders told Americans to set the AC to 78 degrees to compensate for failed Democratic policies. Secretary of Energy Granholm praised the move, saying states like California are leading by example,” Ernst told FOX Business. “It’s time for Biden officials to adhere to the same regulations they’re forcing on hardworking Americans.”

“My bill requires EPA and the Department of Energy to set the AC no lower than 78 degrees, and provide a report to Congress on what they’ve had the AC set at in the past,” the Iowa senator continued. ” Not only will this make Washington bureaucrats think twice before imposing arbitrary rules on Americans, it could even save money. It’s time to make ‘em squeal, and sweat!”

From Fox Business:

California’s energy grid operator has strongly urged the state’s residents to set their thermostats to 78 degrees or higher for several days this summer, as a heat wave brought record outside temperatures and threatened to cripple the state’s grid amid high demand.

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) also asked residents not to charge their electric vehicles in recent days in order to provide some relief for the grid, shortly after the state moved to ban gas-powered cars by 2035.

Granholm praised California’s ban on gas-powered cars, saying that it was in line with President Biden’s goal of having half of the new vehicles sold in the U.S. be electric by 2030.

More over at Fox Business:

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