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PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on January 31, 2018, by a vote of
137-4
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Purpose: To apply efficiency standards to over a dozen appliances, including showerheads, computers and telephones.
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Analysis: This bill would increase the number of appliances that are subject to Vermont’s energy efficiency standards.
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Those voting YES believe that some appliances are too energy-intensive, and that Vermonters should not be allowed to purchase them.
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Those voting NO believe that Vermonters should be allowed to decide for themselves the costs and benefits of a variety of appliances. The ones who will be most hurt by this legislation are poor Vermonters who may have to forgo purchasing much needed appliances because the up-front cost of the high-efficiency models is greater than the models that do not meet efficiency standards.
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Vermont’s energy efficiency standards have been in place since 2005.
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As Recorded in the House Journal, Wednesday, January 31, 2018: “Shall the bill be read a third time? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 137. Nays, 4.” (Read the Journal, p. 224-225.)
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