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Residential Heating 

Products Final Rule 

This page presents information 

on the analyses conducted for 

the energy conservation 

standards rulemaking for 

residential heating products. 

The U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) issued a final rule 

amending the energy 

conservation standards for 

residential water heaters, direct 

heating equipment, and pool 

heaters on March 31, 2010. 

Some of the following 

documents are available as 

Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download 

Adobe Reader. 

z Energy Conservation 

Standards for Residential 

Water Heaters, Direct 

Heating Equipment, and 

Pool Heaters: Final Rule, 

March 31, 2010, as issued 

by the Secretary of 

Energy. (PDF 1.8 

MB) NOTE: The official 

version of the final rule 

will be published in the 

Federal Register in the 

near future. 

z Final Rule Technical 

Support Document 

z Final Rule Analytical Tools 

Contact Information 

Mohammed Khan

Project Manager for Heating 

Products 

EERE Information Center 

Programs and Offices 

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Residential Heating 

Products Final Rule 

Technical Support 

Document 

The U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) prepared the final rule 

technical support document 

(TSD) for the analyses 

conducted for its energy 

conservation standards 

rulemaking on residential 

heating products, which includes 

residential water heaters, direct 

heating equipment, and pool 

heaters. 

Some of the following 

documents are available as 

Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download 

Adobe Reader. 

EERE Information Center 

Programs and Offices 

Chapters

Chapter 

1.

Introduction (PDF 234 

KB)

Chapter 

2.

Analytical 

Framework

(PDF 354 

KB)

Chapter 

3.

Market and 

Technology 

Assessment

(PDF 1.1 

MB)

Chapter 

4.

Screening 

Analysis

(PDF 185 

KB)

Chapter 

5.

Engineering 

Analysis

(PDF 738 

KB)

Chapter 

6.

Markups to 

Determine 

Product Cost

(PDF 152 

KB)

Chapter 

7.

Energy Use 

Characterization

(PDF 405 

KB)

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Chapter 

8.

Life-Cycle Cost 

and Payback 

Period Analyses

(PDF 946 

KB)

Chapter 

9.

Shipments 

Analysis

(PDF 460 

KB)

Chapter 

10.

National Impact 

Analysis

(PDF 379 

KB)

Chapter 

11.

Life-Cycle Cost 

Subgroup 

Analysis

(PDF 166 

KB)

Chapter 

12.

Manufacturer 

Impact Analysis

(PDF 1.1 

MB)

Chapter 

13.

Utility Impact 

Analysis

(PDF 313 

KB)

Chapter 

14.

Employment 

Impact Analysis

(PDF 103 

KB)

Chapter 

15.

Regulatory 

Impact Analysis

(PDF 288 

KB)

Chapter 

16.

Environmental 

Impact Analysis

(PDF 212 

KB)

Appendices

Appendix 

6-A

Detailed Data 

for Product 

Markups 

(PDF 73 

KB)

Appendix 

7-A

RECS 2005 

Variables and 

Values

(PDF 127 

KB)

Appendix 

7-B

Hot Water 

Draw Model

(PDF 162 

KB)

Appendix 

7-C

LCC Energy 

Use 

Calculations

(PDF 217 

KB)

Appendix 

7-D

Weather Data 

and 

Temperature 

Parameters

(PDF 628 

KB)

Appendix 

7-E

Derivation of 

Heating Load 

for Direct 

Heating 

Equipment 

and Pool 

Heaters

(PDF 85 

KB)

Appendix 

8-A

Installation 

Cost 

Determination

(PDF 256 

KB)

Appendix 

8-B

Maintenance 

and Repair 

(PDF 459 

KB)

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Cost 

Determination

Appendix 

8-C

Lifetime 

Distributions

(PDF 109 

KB)

Appendix 

8-D

Distributions 

Used for 

Discount 

Rates

(PDF 177 

KB)

Appendix 

8-E

Monthly 

Energy Price 

Factor 

Calculations 

for Water 

Heater 

Analysis

(PDF 424 

KB)

Appendix 

8-F

Rebuttable 

Payback 

Analysis 

Results

(PDF 200 

KB)

Appendix 

8-G

Uncertainty 

and Variability

(PDF 54 

KB)

Appendix 

8-H

User 

Instructions 

for the LifeCycle Cost 

Analysis 

Spreadsheet

(PDF 61 

KB)

Appendix 

8-I

Life-Cycle 

Cost Analysis 

for Small and 

Large Volume 

Gas-Fired and 

Electric 

Storage 

Water Heaters

(PDF 156 

KB)

Appendix 

8-J

Life-Cycle 

Cost Analysis 

Using 

Alternative 

Economic 

Growth 

Scenarios

(PDF 213 

KB)

Appendix 

9-A

Water Heater 

Fuel 

Switching 

Analysis

(PDF 156 

KB)

Appendix 

10-A

User 

Instructions 

for NIA 

Spreadsheet 

Model

(PDF 46 

KB)

Appendix 

10-B

National 

Energy 

(PDF 200 

KB)

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Mohammed Khan

Project Manager for Heating 

Products 

(202) 586-7892 

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Savings and 

Net Present 

Value Using 

Alternative 

Economic 

Growth 

Scenarios

Appendix 

10-C

Venting 

Scenarios for 

Gas-fired 

Storage 

Water Heaters

(PDF 82 

KB)

Appendix 

12-A

Manufacturer 

Interview 

Guides and 

Government 

Regulatory 

Impact Model 

Overview

(PDF 867 

KB)

Appendix 

13-A

Utility Impact 

Analysis: High 

and Low 

Growth 

Economic 

Results

(PDF 562 

KB)

Appendix 

15-A

Regulatory 

Impact 

Analysis: 

Supporting 

Material

(PDF 538 

KB)

Appendix 

16-A

Social Cost of 

Carbon for 

Regulatory 

Impact 

Analysis 

under 

Executive 

Order 12866

(PDF 594 

KB)

Appendix 

16-B

Environmental 

Impacts 

Analysis High 

and Low 

Economic 

Growth 

Results

(PDF 132 

KB)

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