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    August 25, 2023

    The Honorable Jennifer Granholm


    Secretary of Energy
    U.S. Department of Energy
    1000 Independence Avenue SW
    Washington, DC 20585–0100

    The Honorable Alejandro Moreno


    Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    U.S. Department of Energy
    1000 Independence Avenue SW
    Washington, DC 20585–0121

    Dear Secretary Granholm and Assistant Secretary Moreno,

    I write to express my strong opposition to a rule recently proposed by the Department of Energy
    that would add new regulations to ceiling fans. Countless American families rely on air
    circulating fans to say cool through the summer. I am concerned about the impact these proposed
    regulations would have on consumer choice and appliance affordability.

    We are currently in a period of hot summer weather but also a time of high inflation. It is
    unconscionable that your department would seek to limit the options of the American people to
    stay cool in their own homes at a time like this. Other rules proposed by your department to
    regulate appliances like gas stoves and water heaters were also a significant overreach of the
    federal government. Heavy handed regulations like this limit consumer choice, drive up prices,
    and impose onerous regulations on American manufacturers, many of whom are small
    businesses.

    As I write this letter, the current temperature here in Oklahoma City is 103° F. Access to
    affordable cooling options during these summer months is a serious matter. I strongly oppose
    this proposed rule and urge you to withdraw it entirely.

    Sincerely,

    STEPHANIE BICE
    Member of Congress

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