Further Explanation of DOE "Charge and Challenges" (to clarify slides 7-10 of today's presentation)

EPACT 2005 Standards Requirements

15 Prescribed

Standards

(Slide 7, Bullet 1)

10 Standards to

be Developed

(Slide 7, Bullet 2)

1. Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment, Small (Commercial);

Large (Commercial); Very Large (Commercial)

2. Unit Heaters (Commercial)

3. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial)

4. Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and RefrigeratorFreezers with Doors for Holding Temperature Applications;

Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators with Doors for Pull-Down

Temperature Applications

5. Ceiling Fans; Ceiling Fan Light Kits

6. Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Medium Base

7. Distribution Transformers, Low-Voltage Dry-Type

8. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

9. Illuminated Exit Signs

10. Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts

11. Torchieres

12. Traffic Signal Modules and Pedestrian Modules

13. Clothes Washers (Commercial)

14. Prerinse Spray Valves (Commercial)

15. Dehumidifiers (Residential)

1. Ice-Cream Freezers; Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators,

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers without Doors; and RemoteCondensing Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and RefrigeratorFreezers [Initial]

2. Refrigerated Bottle or Canned Beverage Vending Machines [Initial]

3, 4. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial) [2 Revisions]

5, 6. (All Commercial) Refrigeration Products in EPACT 2005 (except

vending machines and icemakers) [2 Revisions]

7. Ceiling Fan Light Kits (other than those with prescribed standards)'

8, 9. Clothes Washers (Commercial) [2 Revisions]

Standards Backlog, Other Standards Rulemakings,

and Test Procedures

6 Active Backlog

Standards

Rulemakings

(Slide 8, Hyphen 1)

2 Active Determination

Analyses

6 Products in Backlog

Require Two

Standards

Rulemakings

(Slide 8, Hyphen 2)

Additional Products in

the Backlog

9 Other Standards

Rulemakings

(slide 9)

#5.6

1. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential)5

2. Distribution Transformers, MV Dry-Type and Liquid-Immersed

3. Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps less than 65 kBtu/hr, 3-Phase (Commercial)'

4. Oil- and Gas-Fired Packaged Boilers (Commercial) 6

5. Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Commercial) 6

6. Tankless Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters'

Determination 1. Electric Motors, Small (Determination Notice)

Determination 2. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps (Determination Notice)

7, 8. Direct Heating Equipment [2 cycles]

9, 10. Pool Heaters [2 cycles]

11, 12. Fluorescent Lamps [2 cycles]

13, 14. Incandescent General Service Lamps [2 cycles]

15, 16. Incandescent Reflector Lamps [2 cycles]

17, 18. Ranges and Ovens and Microwave Ovens (Electric and Gas) [1 or 2 c cles]'

19. Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Residential)

20. Room Air Conditioners

21. Water Heaters (Residential)

22. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP

23. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

24. Dishwashers (Residential)

25. Clothes Dryers (Residential)

1. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential) [revision due 1/2007]8

2. Furnaces, Warm Air (Commercial)'

3. Single Package Vertical Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps

4. Water-Cooled Air Conditioners and Water-Source Heat Pumps (Commercial)'

5. Water Heaters (Commercial)9

6. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP

7. Faucets, Showerheads, Urinals and Toilets10

8. Electric Motors, Small"

9. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps"

1 Determination

Analysis

10. Dehumidifiers (Residential)' [Revision]

Determination in EPACT 2005: Battery Chargers and External Power

(Slide 7, Bullet 3) Supplies (Determination Notice)2

6 Optional 1, 2, 3. Automatic Ice Makers, Other Types (Commercial) [initial standard Test Procedures Pre-EPACT 2005 Prescribed by EPACT EPACT 2005 Requires

Standards' plus 2 revisions]4 1. Distribution 2005 DOE to Develop

4. Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers, Other (slide 10) transformers 18 test procedures 1, 2. Two commercial

(Slide 7, Bullet 4) Types 2. High-Intensity prescribed by EPACT refrigeration products

5. Ceiling Fans (other than design standard) Discharge Lamps" 2005.12 3. Battery chargers /

6. Ceiling Fan Light Kits 3. Small Electric Motors" external power supplies

4. Single Package Vertical 4. Torchieres (implicit)

Air-Conditioners and Heat

Pumps

5. Clothes Washers

'If DOE does not issue a final rule by a certain date, Congress has specified the (default) standard. For ceiling fan light kits, this is counted as a revision to the prescribed standard because it expands that standard's scope.

2 If a positive determination is made, DOE will be required to conduct a standards rulemaking (for which EPACT 2005 specifies no deadline).

3 EPACT 2005 also gives DOE the authority to set standards for furnace fans and to set more than 1 standard for products with more than 1 major function (i.e., combination appliances).

'Although the initial rulemaking is optional, the EPACT 2005 language seems to imply that the subsequent 2 revisions would be required if an initial rulemaking is conducted.

s Includes small furnaces and mobile home furnaces.

6 ASHRAE Products have no legal deadline for standards rulemaking (Slide 8, Hyphen 3).

' Electric cooking products require only 1 additional rulemaking (addressed once already in 9/1998 Final Rule).

8 Will include revision to mobile home furnace standard.

9 Dependent upon future ASHRAE actions.

10 Dependent upon future ANSI/ASME actions.

" Only if positive determination.

12 The 18 prescribed test procedures in EPACT 2005 correspond to the 15 products with prescribed standards (top left box above), plus 3 additional test procedures for various commercial refrigeration products.

EE-PS-2006-001 COMMENT 05.6

Further Explanation of DOE "Charge and Challenges" (to clarify slides 7-10 oftoday's presentation) #5.6 

EPACT 2005 Standards Requirements 

15 Prescribed 

Standards 

(Slide 7, Bullet I) 

10 Standards to 

be Developed 

(Slide 7, Bullet 2) 

& 

1 Determination 

Analysis 

(Slide 7, Bullet 3) 

6 Optional 

Standards' 

(Slide 7, Bullet 4) 

I. Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment, Small (Commercial); 

Large (Commercial); Very Large (Commercial) 

2. Unit Heaters (Commercial) 

3. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial) 

4. Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and RefrigeratorFreezers with Doors for Holding Temperature Applications; 

Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators with Doors for Pull-Down 

Temperature Applications 

5. Ceiling Fans; Ceiling Fan Light Kits 

6. Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Medium Base 

7. Distribution Transformers, Low-Voltage Dry-Type 

8. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 

9. Illuminated Exit Signs 

10. Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts 

II. Torchieres 

12. Traffic Signal Modules and Pedestrian Modules 

13. Clothes Washers (Commercial) 

14. Prerinse Spray Valves (Commercial) 

15. Dehumidifiers (Residential) 

I. Ice-Cream Freezers; Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, 

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers without Doors; and RemoteCondensing Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and RefrigeratorFreezers [Initial] 

2. Refrigerated Bottle or Canned Beverage Vending Machines [Initial] 

3,4. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial) [2 Revisions] 

5,6. (All Commercial) Refrigeration Products in EPACT 2005 (except 

vending machines and icemakers) [2 Revisions) 

7. Ceiling Fan Light Kits (other than those with prescribed standards)1 

8,9. Clothes Washers (Commercial) [2 Revisions) 

10. Dehumidifiers (Residential)1 [Revision] 

Determination in EP ACT 2005: Battery Chargers and External Power 

Supplies (Determination Notice)2 

1,2,3. Automatic Ice Makers, Other Types (Commercial) [initial standard 

plus 2 revisions]4 

4. Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers, Other 

Types 

5. Ceiling Fans (other than design standard) 

6. Ceiling Fan Light Kits 

Standards Backlog, Other Standards Rulemakings, 

and Test Procedures 

6 Active Backlog I. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential) 

Standards 

Rulemakings 

2. Distribution Transformers, MV Dry-Type and Liquid-Immersed 

3. Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps less than 65 kBtuIhr, 3-Phase (Commercia It ~ 4. Oil- and Gas-Fired Packaged Boilers (Commercial) 6 

iii (Slide 8, Hyphen I) 5. Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Commercial) 6 

~ & 6. Tankless Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters· 

.5 2 Active Determination Determination 1. Electric Motors, Small (Determination Notice) 

§ Analyses Determination 2. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps (Determination Notice) ~ ~~~~~~=-~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------~ 

~ 6 Products in Backlog 7, 8. Direct Heating Equipment [2 cycles] 

.... Require Two 9, 10. Pool Heaters [2 cycles] 

; Standards 11, 12. Fluorescent Lamps [2 cycles] 

'a Rulemakings 13, 14. Incandescent General Service Lamps [2 cycles] 

~ 15, 16. Incandescent Reflector Lamps [2 cycles] 

.. (Slide 8, Hyphen 2) 17, 18. Ranges and Ovens and Microwave Ovens (Electric and Gas) [1 or 2 cycles 1" ~ ~A~d~d~i~ti~0~n~al~P=r=0=d~u~c~t-s7in--~1~9~.~C~e~n~tra~1~A~i~r~C~o~n~d~it~io=n~e=rs=a~n~d~H~ea~t~P~u~m~p~s~(~R~e~scid~e=n=ti=a~l)~~~~~~~~~~ 

~ the Backlog 20. Room Air Conditioners a 21. Water Heaters (Residential) 

~ 22. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP 

:; 23. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 

~ 24. Dishwashers (Residential) 

~ 25. Clothes Dryers (Residential) 

9 Other Standards 

RuIemakings 

I. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential) [revision due 112007]8 

(slide 9) 

Test Procedures 

(slide 10) 

2. Furnaces, Warm Air (Commercial)" 

3. Single Package Vertical Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps 

4. Water-Cooled Air Conditioners and Water-Source Heat Pumps (Commercial)" 

5. Water Heaters (Commercial)" 

6. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP 

7. Faucets, Showerheads, Urinals and ToiletslO 

8. Electric Motors, Smallil 

9. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps" 

Pre-EPACT 2005 

I. Distribution 

transformers 

2. High-Intensity 

Discharge Lamps" 

3. Small Electric Motors" 

4. Single Package Vertical 

Air-Conditioners and Heat 

Pumps 

5. Clothes Washers 

Prescribed by EPACT 

2005 

18 test procedures 

prescribed by EP ACT 

2005 .

12 

EPACT 2005 Requires 

DOE to Develop 

1,2. Two commercial 

refrigeration products 

3. Battery chargers / 

external power supplies 

4. Torchieres (implicit) 

If DOE does not Issue a final rule by a certaIn date, Congress has speCIfied the (default) standard. For ceiling fan lIght kits, this IS counted as a revision to the prescnbed standard because It expands that standard's scope. 

2 If a positive determination is made, DOE will be required to conduct a standards rulemaking (for which EPACT 2005 specifies no deadline). 

3 EPACT 2005 also gives DOE the authority to set standards for furnace fans and to set more than I standard for products with more than I major function (i.e., combination appliances). 

4 Although the initial rulemaking is optional, the EP ACT 2005 langnage seems to imply that the subsequent 2 revisions would be required if an initial rulemaking is conducted. 

l Includes small furnaces and mobile home furnaces. 

• ASHRAE Products have no legal deadline for standards rulemaking (Slide 8, Hyphen 3). 

7 Electric cooking products require only I additional rulemaking (addressed once already in 9/1998 Final Rule). 

8 Will include revision to mobile home furnace standard. 

9 Dependent upon future ASHRAE actions. 

10 Dependent upon future ANSVASME actions. 

II Only if positive determination. 

12 The 18 prescribed test procedures in EP ACT 2005 correspond to the 15 products with prescribed standards (top left box above), plus 3 additional test procedures for various commercial refrigeration products. 

Further Explanation of DOE "Charge and Challenges" (to clarify slides 7-10 oftoday's presentation) #5.6 

EPACT 2005 Standards Requirements 

15 Prescribed 

Standards 

(Slide 7, Bullet 1) 

10 Standards to 

be Developed 

(Slide 7, Bullet 2) 

& 

1 Determination 

Analysis 

(Slide 7, Bullet 3) 

6 Optional 

Standards' 

(Slide 7, Bullet 4) 

I. Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment, Small (Commercial); 

Large (Commercial); Very Large (Commercial) 

2. Unit Heaters (Commercial) 

3. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial) 

4. Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and RefrigeratorFreezers with Doors for Holding Temperature Applications; 

Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators with Doors for Pull-Down 

Temperature Applications 

5. Ceiling Fans; Ceiling Fan Light Kits 

6. Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Medium Base 

7. Distribution Transformers, Low-Voltage Dry-Type 

8. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 

9. Illuminated Exit Signs 

10. Mercury Vapor Lamp Ballasts 

II. Torchieres 

12. Traffic Signal Modules and Pedestrian Modules 

13. Clothes Washers (Commercial) 

14. Prerinse Spray Valves (Commercial) 

15. Dehumidifiers (Residential) 

I. Ice-Cream Freezers; Self-Contained Commercial Refrigerators, 

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers without Doors; and RemoteCondensing Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers and RefrigeratorFreezers [Initial) 

2. Refrigerated Bottle or Canned Beverage Vending Machines [Initial) 

3,4. Automatic Ice Makers (Commercial) [2 Revisions) 

5,6. (All Commercial) Refrigeration Products in EPACT 2005 (except 

vending machines and icemakers) [2 Revisions) 

7. Ceiling Fan Light Kits (other than those with prescribed standards)1 

8,9. Clothes Washers (Commercial) [2 Revisions) 

10. Dehumidifiers (Residential)1 [Revision) 

Determination in EPACT 2005: Battery Chargers and External Power 

Supplies (Determination Notice)2 

1,2,3. Automatic Ice Makers, Other Types (Commercial) [initial standard 

plus 2 revisions)4 

4. Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers, Other 

Types 

5. Ceiling Fans (other than design standard) 

6. Ceiling Fan Light Kits 

Standards Backlog, Other Standards Rulemakings, 

and Test Procedures 

6 Active Backlog 1. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential)' 

Standards 

Rulemakings 

2. Distribution Transformers, MV Dry-Type and Liquid-Immersed 

3. Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps less than 65 kBtuIhr, 3-Phase (Commercialt 

~ 4. Oil- and Gas-Fired Packaged Boilers (Commercial) 6 

is (Slide 8, Hyphen I) 5. Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Commercial) 6 

~ & 6. Tankless Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters· 

.5 2 Active Determination Determination 1. Electric Motors, Small (Determination Notice) 

~ Analyses Determination 2. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps (Determination Notice) ~ ~6~P~r=0~d~u~c7ts-i~n~B~ac~kl~0-g--~7~~8~.~~D~ir~e~c=t7H~e~a~ti£ng~E~q~u7~~m~e~n~t~[~2~c~y~cl~e~s]~~~~~~==~~~~--------1 

;:: Require Two 9,10. Pool Heaters [2 cycles] 

; Standards 11,12. Fluorescent Lamps [2 cycles) 

'a Rulemakings 13, 14. Incandescent General Service Lamps [2 cycles) 

~ 15, 16. Incandescent Reflector Lamps [2 cycles) 

.. (Slide 8, Hyphen 2) 17, 18. Ranl!;es and Ovens and Microwave Ovens (Electric and Gas) [lor 2 cycles)" ~ ~~~~~~~~--~7L~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

= Additional Products in 19. Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (Residential) 

~ the Backlog 20. Room Air Conditioners a 21. Water Heaters (Residential) 

~ 22. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP 

:i 23. Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts 

~ 24. Dishwashers (Residential) 

~ 25. Clothes Dryers (Residential) 

9 Other Standards 

Rulemakings 

I. Furnaces and Boilers (Residential) [revision due 112007)8 

(slide 9) 

Test Procedures 

(slide 10) 

2. Furnaces, Warm Air (Commercial)' 

3. Single Package Vertical Air-Conditioners and Heat Pumps 

4. Water-Cooled Air Conditioners and Water-Source Heat Pumps (Commercial)' 

5. Water Heaters (Commercial)' 

6. Electric Motors, 1-200 HP 

7. Faucets, Showerheads, Urinals and ToiletslO 

8. Electric Motors, Small I I 

9. High-Intensity Discharge Lamps" 

Pre-EPACT 2005 

I. Distribution 

transformers 

2. High-Intensity 

Discharge Lamps" 

3. Small Electric Motors" 

4. Single Package Vertical 

Air-Conditioners and Heat 

Pumps 

5. Clothes Washers 

Prescribed by EPACT 

2005 

18 test procedures 

prescribed by EP ACT 

2005. 12 

EPACT 2005 Requires 

DOE to Develop 

1,2. Two commercial 

refrigeration products 

3. Battery chargers / 

external power supplies 

4. Torchieres (implicit) 

If DOE does not Issue a final rule by a certam date, Congress has speCIfied the (default) standard. For ceiling fan hght kits, this IS counted as a reVISIOn to the prescnbed standard because It expands that standard's scope. 

2 If a positive determination is made, DOE will be required to conduct a standards rulemaking (for which EPACT 2005 specifies no deadline). 

3 EPACT 2005 also gives DOE the authority to set standards for furnace fans and to set more than 1 standard for products with more than 1 major function (i.e., combination appliances). 

4 Although the initial rulemaking is optional, the EP ACT 2005 langnage seems to imply that the subsequent 2 revisions would be required if an initial rulemaking is conducted. 

l Includes small furnaces and mobile home furnaces. 

6 ASHRAE Products have no legal deadline for standards rulemaking (Slide 8, Hyphen 3). 

7 Electric cooking products require only 1 additional rulemaking (addressed once already in 9/1998 Final Rule). 

8 Will include revision to mobile home furnace standard. 

9 Dependent upon future ASHRAE actions. 

10 Dependent upon future ANSVASME actions. 

II Only if positive determination. 

12 The 18 prescribed test procedures in EP ACT 2005 correspond to the 15 products with prescribed standards (top left box above), plus 3 additional test procedures for various commercial refrigeration products.