U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 

SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Thursday, December 17, 2009 

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, Room 8E-089 

Purpose 

The Department of Energy (DOE) will receive comments on the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) and the energy efficiency standards proposed in the notice. DOE 

will present the methodology used for the NOPR analysis and example results. In 

addition, DOE will present its plans for the remaining analysis—the analysis to support 

the Final Rule—and will seek input from interested parties on the methodologies, 

assumptions, data sources, and analysis results. 

Agenda 

 9:00-9:05 am Welcome 

 

 9:05-9:15 am Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Agenda Review

 Doug Brookman 

 9:15-9:30 am Rulemaking Overview 

Jim Raba 

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 Comments from Participants 

 Doug Brookman 

Open forum for participants to make a brief summary 

statement and/or identify their key issues regarding the 

NOPR analyses, methods, data, and results. 

 

 10:00-11:00 am Scope of Coverage, Product Classes, and Engineering 

Analysis 

Matt Nardotti 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the market and 

technology assessment, the engineering analysis, and a 

characterization of the results. 

 11:00-11:15 am Break 

 

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 11:15 am-12:00 pm Energy Use Analysis, Markups for Equipment Price 

Determination, Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Consumer 

Subgroup Analysis 

Asa Hopkins 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the energy use 

analysis, markups to determine equipment prices, life-cycle 

cost and payback period analyses, consumer subgroup 

analysis, and a characterization of the results. 

 

 12:00-1:00 pm Break for Lunch (on your own) 

 1:00-1:45 pm Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis 

Asa Hopkins 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the shipments 

analysis, national energy savings, net present value, and a 

characterization of the results. 

 1:45-2:30 pm Trial Standard Levels and Manufacturer Impact 

Analysis 

Matt Nardotti and Doug Rossin 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding trial 

standard levels and the approach used and factors 

considered for the manufacturer impact analysis. 

 2:30-3:00 pm Utility Impact Analysis, Employment Impact Analysis, 

Environmental Assessment, and Regulatory Impact 

Analysis 

Asa Hopkins

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the utility, 

employment, environmental, and regulatory analyses. 

 3:00-3:30 pm Break 

 3:30-4:00 pm Discussion of Other Issues 

 Doug Brookman 

Open forum to discuss any remaining questions or issues 

identified by participants. 

 4:00-4:45 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks 

Jim Raba 

Participants will discuss outstanding issues and concluding 

remarks. 

 4:45 pm Adjourn 

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