U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PUBLIC MEETING ON THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSES FOR RESIDENTIAL

WATER HEATERS, DIRECT HEATING EQUIPMENT, AND POOL HEATERS

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20585

Room 1E­245

Monday, February 9, 2009

Purpose

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will present its methodology developed for the

residential heating products preliminary analyses and sample results. DOE will also

explain its plans for the remaining analyses—the analyses to support the Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). Lastly, DOE will also seek input from interested parties

on its planned methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.

Agenda

9:00 ­ 9:05 am Welcome

U.S. Department of Energy

9:05 ­ 9:15 am Opening Remarks, Introduction and Agenda Review

Doug Brookman

9:15 ­ 9:30 am Rulemaking Overview

Mohammed Khan

This is an overview of the analyses in the rulemaking, the tools

DOE uses to generate results for each analysis, and the issues on

which DOE would like input during today’s meeting.

9:30 ­ 10:00 am Brief Opening Remarks from Interested Parties

Doug Brookman

Interested parties are invited to make brief summary comments

regarding the preliminary activities and analyses for residential

heating products.

10:00 – 11:15 am Market and Technology Assessment, Screening Analysis,

Engineering Analysis, and Preliminary Manufacturer Impact

Analysis

Ashley Armstrong and Matthew O’Hare

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach

used and factors considered for the market and technology

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assessment, screening analysis, engineering analysis, and

preliminary manufacturer impact analysis.

11:15 ­ 11:30 am Break

11:30 – 1:00 pm Markups to Determine Product Price Analysis, Energy Use

Characterization, and Life­cycle Cost Analysis

Alex Lekov

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used

and factors considered for the markups to determine product price

analysis, energy use characterization, life­cycle cost analysis, and

payback period analysis.

1:00 ­ 2:00 pm Lunch (on your own)

2:00 ­ 3:00 pm Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis

Alex Lekov

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the approach used

and factors considered for the shipments analysis, national energy

savings analysis, and net present value analysis.

3:00 ­ 3:15 pm Break

3:15 – 4:00 pm NOPR Analyses

Ashley Armstrong, Jeff Kingman, and Greg Rosenquist

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the planned

revisions to the preliminary analyses, and the planned approach

and factors that will be considered for the manufacturer impact

analysis, utility impact analysis, employment impact analysis,

environmental assessment, and regulatory impact analysis.

4:00 – 4:45 pm Discussion of Other Issues and Final Remarks from Interested

Parties

Doug Brookman

This is a facilitated discussion of the issues raised by DOE on the

preliminary analyses and the issues identified by participants

concerning the preliminary analyses and results for residential

heating products.

4:45 – 5:00 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks

Mohammed Khan

Presentation of closing remarks by DOE and adjournment of the

meeting.

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