U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

PUBLIC MEETING ON ENERGY CO NSERVATION STANDARDS FOR

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U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20585 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, Room 8E-098

Purpose The Department of Energy (DOE) will r eceive comments on the Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) and the analyses presen ted in the preliminary technical support document (TSD). In addition, DOE will present the methodology used for the preliminary analysis and example results. The Department will present its plans for the remaining analysis—the analysis to support the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)—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, In troductions, and Agenda Review Doug Brookman

9:15-9:30 am Rulemaking Overview Stephen Witkowski 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 thei r key issues regarding the preliminary analyses, methods, data, and results.

10:00-11:00 am Engineering Analysis

Judith Reich Summary presentation and di scussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the market and technology assessment, screeni ng analysis, and engineering analysis, and a characterization of the results.

11:00-11:15 am Break11:15 am-12:00 pm Engineering Analysis – Continuation Detlef Westphalen

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

1:00 -1:45 pm Energy Use Analys is, Markups for Equipment Price Determination, and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and di scussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the energy and water use analysis, markups to determine equipment prices, and life-cycle cost and payback period analyses, and a

characterization of the results.

1:45-2:30 pm Shipments Analysis and National Impact Analysis

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and di scussion regarding the approach used and factors considered for the shipments analysis, national energy savi ngs, net present value, and a

characterization of the results.

2:30-3:00 pm Trial Standard Leve ls and Preliminary Manufacturer Impact Analysis
Alex Lekov and Constantin von Wentzel Summary presentation and di scussion regarding trial standard levels, and the a pproach used and factors considered for the prelimin ary manufacturer impact analysis.

3:00-3:15 pm Break

3:15-3:45 pm Manufacturer Impact Analysis Jeff Kingman Summary presentation and di scussion regarding the approach to be used and fact ors to be considered for the manufacturer impact analysis.

3:45-4:00 pm Utility Impact Anal ysis, Employment Impact Analysis, Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Analysis

Alex Lekov Summary presentation and di scussion regarding the approach to be used and fact ors to be considered for the utility, employment, envir onmental, and regulatory analyses.4:00-4:25 pm Discussion of Other Issues Doug Brookman Open forum to discuss any re maining questions or issues identified by participants.

4:25-4:30 pm Next Steps and Closing Remarks Stephen Witkowski Participants will discuss outstanding issues and concluding

remarks.

4:30 pm Adjourn