tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740971876602952565.post7135279402862914514..comments2024-03-19T22:49:42.491-07:00Comments on Nuke Power Talk: Climate Change and Science:Gail Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03389387408479728702noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740971876602952565.post-24694332280478094722015-07-14T11:01:51.072-07:002015-07-14T11:01:51.072-07:00Another comment by a reader who sent the following...Another comment by a reader who sent the following message directly to me:<br /><br />Gail,<br /><br />Another take on the subject--energy efficiency requirements for home appliances. Anecdotal but illustrative:<br /><br />Our nine year old refrigerator has failed, cost to repair is $800, this means replace. Discussions with multiple appliance repair persons and salespeople have yielded the following perspective - refrigerators once routinely had a lifetime of 15 - 20 years, today they last 8 - 10 years, principally, is is so claimed, due to the unreliability of the multiple high-tech systems incorporated into them to marginally increase energy efficiently. Given the significant energy cost to manufacture a refrigerator in the first place, it would seem that the operating energy efficiency gains are totally lost in the reduced lifespan. And of course it is in the best interests of the appliance manufacturers to encourage government to focus on energy efficiency which overall yields higher profits for them due to reduced lifespans.<br /><br />Yet another incidence of unintended consequences - something government excels in.Gail Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389387408479728702noreply@blogger.com