### BTS: Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Rulemaking Page 1 of 2

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## Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pua.-.,
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### Final Rule The U.S. Department of Energy published a Final Rule on May 23, 2002, which amends the existing energy conservation standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps. The regulation, which becomes effective January 23, 2006, raises the SEER value by 20 percent for most central air conditioners and heat pumps, with somewhat lower levels for certain space-constrained products. The Final Rule also withdraws a previous final rule, published on January 22, 2001, that would have established different standards.


### Workshop Material Draft Agenda
Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner , Small Duct , High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking : Engineering Analysis (PDF 751 KB) Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Calculator (MS Excel 1.4 MB) - These spreadsheets show how DOE generated cost-efficiency curves for SDHV systems. Introduction on sheet one. Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis (PDF 214 KB) Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Spreadsheet (MS Excel 1.5 MB) - LCC spreadsheets perform calculations to determine LCC and payback periods. The LCC spreadsheets operate in Excel 2000; includes LCC (Sample Calc) sheet and LCC (Simulation) sheet with Excel add-on Crystal Ball. Draft Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure: Background Briefing Materials (PowerPoint 1.2 MB) - What parts of the DOE AC&HP Test Proce ure and related CFR Sections should be (re-)evaluated as part of a limited-scope proposed rulemaking? Issues for comment include: cyclic degradation coefficient default, testing options, alternative rating methods, etc. 

### Federal Register Docu m ents Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products; Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation


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### BTS: Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Rulemaking Page 2 of 2

Standards , Federal Register , May 23, 2002 (PDF 383 KB) Finding of No Significant Impact for Amended Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Federal Register, May 23, 2002 (PDF 26 KB) Previous Federal Register Documents related to, the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (issued July 25, 2001) 

### Technical! Support Document The Technical Support Document (TSD) supports the rulemaking analyses by describing the assumptions and methodology and by presenting the engineering and economic results in greater breadth and depth. The TSD for the Final Rule includes all sections supporting the July 25, 2001, supplemental proposed rule plus the following additions which revise previous information Title (PDF 65 KB) Table of Contents (PDF 193 KB) Appendix M: Revised Utility Impacts Analysis and Environmental Assessment (PDF 227 KB) Please note that Appendix M includes tables and figures supplementing those in TSD Chapter 11 and Appendices H and J. To view the July 25, 2001 TSD and the Regulatory Impact Analysis, go to SNOPR TSD. If you have any comments or if you encounter any problems while using these spreadsheets and documents, please contact Dr. Michael E. McCabe at (202) 586-0854 or email at.me.mccabe0ee.doe.gov

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