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AHRI 1250 specifies that for walk-in 

coolers, the refrigeration system is to be 

rated at a cooler air-return temperature 

of 35 °F (box setpoint) than is typically 

seen in a wine cellar application. 

Operating a wine cellar at this condition 

would adversely mechanically alter the 

intended performance of the system 

including icing of the evaporator coil, 

potential damage to the compressor, and 

will not result in an accurate 

representation of the performance of the 

cooling unit. Wine cellars generally are 

kept at 55 °F, with 55% relative 

humidity. 

The calculation of the Annual Walkin Energy Factor (AWEF) found in AHRI 

1250 accounts for typical usage of WICF 

products with high and low load 

periods. Wine cellars see a constant 

load, no highs or lows, that does not 

resemble the use patterns that are 

representative of typical WICF products. 

Therefore, the AWEF calculation 

described in 10 CFR 431.304 and AHRI 

1250 does not match the applications of 

wine cellar cooling systems. 

The compressors used in wine cellar 

cooling systems are predominately 

fractional horsepower, which are 

inherently less efficient than larger 

compressors used in walk-in cooler 

refrigeration systems. Therefore, we do 

not believe there is technology on the 

market that will provide the needed 

energy efficiency in wine cellar cooling 

systems to meet the minimum AWEF 

value for commercial walk-in cooler 

refrigeration systems set forth in 10 CFR 

431.306. 

The prescribed test procedure is 

unrepresentative of the products true 

energy characteristics. 

One or more design characteristics 

that prevent testing of the basic model 

according to the prescribed test 

procedures or cause the prescribed test 

procedures to evaluate the basic model 

in a manner so unrepresentative of its 

true energy or water consumption 

characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. 

Basic Models on which the Waiver 

and Interim Waiver is being requested: 

Thru-The-Wall (free blow/non-ducted): 

TTW009, TTW018 

Ducted self-contained: D025, [ESP 

REDACTED] 

D050, [ESP REDACTED] 

D088, [ESP REDACTED] 

D200, [ESP REDACTED] 

Ducted Split System: DS025, [ESP 

REDACTED] 

DS050, [ESP REDACTED] 

DS088, [ESP REDACTED] 

DS200, [ESP REDACTED] 

Ductless Split System: SS018, CS025, 

CS050 

Specific Requirements sought to be 

waived 

Petitioning for a Waiver and Interim 

Waiver to exempt wine cellar walk-in 

cooler systems from being tested to the 

current test procedures, specifically the 

requirement for the refrigeration system 

to be rated at an air-return temperature 

of 35 °F. 

The petition also includes a 

correction factor of 0.55 to be applied to 

final AWEF calculations for wine cellar 

products to allow the unit to pass 

minimum efficiency as delineated by 10 

CFR 431 subpart R. There is precedent 

for wine cooling products receiving a 

correction factor of 0.55 from Appendix 

A to Subpart B of 10 CFR 430 and DOE 

Direct Final Rule EERE–2011–BT–STD– 

0043–0122. 

List of manufacturers of all other 

basic models marketing in the United 

States and known to the petitioner to 

incorporate similar design 

characteristics— 

(a) Air Innovations 

(b) Bacchus 

(c) BreezAire 

(d) CellarPro 

(e) Vinotemp 

(f) WhisperKool 

Proposed alternate test procedure: 

AHRI 1250 test procedure will be 

followed, but with the following 

modifications: 

1. Temperature of the air returning to 

the walk-in cooling unit shall be 55 °F. 

2. Relative humidity of the air 

returning to the walk-in cooling unit 

shall be 55%RH. 

3. The AWEF calculations shall 

include a correction factor of 0.55 to 

inflate the final AWEF value for winerelated products to meet minimum 

efficiency standards. 

Technical Justifications for the 

alternate test procedure: 

As discussed previous, the technical 

justifications summarized for our 

products are as follows: 

• Wine cellar environment is most 

typically at 55F/55%RH, so the return 

air to cooling unit is not consistent with 

what is prescribed in AHRl1250 

presently. 

• The component technology, 

specifically fractional HP compressors 

(reciprocating) are not being optimized 

for efficiency in the models our product 

sector dictate. 

• Without the .55 correction factor, 

there is not a means to pass the 

minimum AWEF efficiency rating for 

these products. As noted earlier, there is 

a precedent set for applying this 

correction factor. 

• Pending EPA SNAP regulations yet 

to be determined on effect for meeting 

minimum AWEF, as the refrigerant 

choices for lower GWP and model 

options available from component 

manufacturers (compressors, valves, 

heat exchangers, etc.) may limit ability 

further to comply with present 

requirements. 

Success of the application for Interim 

Waiver will: 

Success of the application for Interim 

Waiver will ensure that manufacturers 

of walk-in wine cellar cooling systems 

can continue to participate in the 

market. 

What economic hardship and/or 

competitive disadvantage is likely to 

result absent a favorable determination 

on the Application for Interim Waiver: 

Economic hardship will be loss of 

sales due to not meeting the DOE energy 

conservation standards set forth in 10 

CFR 431.306 if the existing products 

were altered in order to test per current 

requirements set forth in 10 CFR 

431.304 and AHRI 1250, it would add 

significant cost and increase energy 

consumption. 

Conclusion: 

Air Innovations (Wine Guardian 

Brand) seeks an Interim Waiver from 

DOE’s current test method for the 

measurement of energy consumption of 

walk-in wine cellar Self-contained and 

Split cooling systems. 

Respectfully submitted 

/s/ 

Scott R. Toukatly, 

Director of Engineering Air Innovations 

(Wine Guardian brand). 

[FR Doc. 2021–00393 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL21–38–000] 

City of Springfield, Illinois, City Water, 

Light and Power; Notice of Filing 

Take notice that on December 31, 

2020, The City of Springfield, Illinois, 

City Water, Light and Power (CWLP), 

filed its proposed rate schedule, which 

specified CWLP’s cost-based revenue 

requirements for Reactive Supply and 

Voltage Control from Generation or 

other Sources Service supplied by 

CWLP generating units, pursuant to the 

Open Access Transmission and Energy 

Markets Tariff of the Midwest 

Independent Transmission System 

Operator, Inc, along with supporting 

testimony and data. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, The Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time on January 21, 2021. 

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00406 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL21–31–000] 

Highlander Solar Energy Station 1, 

LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 

206 Proceeding and Refund Effective 

Date 

On January 5, 2021, the Commission 

issued an order in Docket No. EL21–31– 

000 pursuant to section 206 of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 

824e (2018), instituting an investigation 

into whether Highlander Solar Energy 

Station 1, LLC’s Proposed Rates may be 

unjust, unreasonable, unduly 

discriminatory or preferential, 

substantially excessive or otherwise 

unlawful. Highlander Solar Energy 

Station 1, LLC, 174 FERC 

¶ 61,003(2020). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL21–31–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL21–31–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2019), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00405 Filed 1–11–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 3820–012] 

Aclara Meters, LLC; Notice of 

Availability of Environmental 

Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office 

of Energy Projects has reviewed an 

application submitted by Aclara Meters, 

LLC, to surrender its Somersworth 

Hydroelectric Project No. 3820, located 

on the Salmon Falls River in Strafford 

County, New Hampshire, and York 

County, Maine, and has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) for the 

project. The project does not occupy 

federal lands. 

The EA contains staff’s analysis of the 

potential environmental impacts of the 

proposed action and concludes that 

approval of the surrender would not 

constitute a major federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or 

(202) 502–8659 (TTY). At this time, the 

Commission has suspended access to 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room, due to the proclamation 

declaring a National Emergency 

concerning the Novel Coronavirus 

Disease (COVID–19), issued by the 

President on March 13, 2020. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the date of this notice. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing. Please file comments 

using the Commission’s eFiling system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. In 

lieu of electronic filing, you may submit 

a paper copy. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. The first page of any filing 

should include docket number P–3820– 

012. 

For further information, contact Diana 

Shannon at (202) 502–6136 or by email 

at diana.shannon@ferc.gov. 


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