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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2083 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy 

standards for home appliances, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2007 

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. PICKERING) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy standards for home appliances, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ENERGY STANDARDS FOR HOME APPLIANCES. 

4 (a) DEFINITION OF ENERGY CONSERVATION STAND5 ARD.—Section 321(6)(A) of the Energy Policy and Con6 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(6)(A)) is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘or, in the case of’’ and inserting ‘‘and, in the case 

8 of residential clothes washers, residential dishwashers,’’. 

9 (b) REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, 

10 AND FREEZERS.—Section 325(b) of the Energy Policy 

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1 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(b)) is amended by 

2 adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(4) REFRIGERATORS, REFRIGERATOR-FREEZ4 ERS, AND FREEZERS MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER

5 JANUARY 1, 2014.—Not later than December 31, 

6 2010, the Secretary shall publish a final rule deter7 mining whether to amend the standards in effect for 

8 refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers 

9 manufactured on or after January 1, 2014.’’. 

10 (c) RESIDENTIAL CLOTHES WASHERS AND DISH11 WASHERS.—Section 325(g)(4) of the Energy Policy and 

12 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(g)(4)) is amended by 

13 adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) CLOTHES WASHERS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) CLOTHES WASHERS MANUFAC16 TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2011.— 

17 A residential clothes washer manufactured 

18 on or after January 1, 2011, shall have— 

19 ‘‘(I) a modified energy factor of 

20 at least 1.26; and 

21 ‘‘(II) a water factor of not more 

22 than 9.5. 

23 ‘‘(ii) CLOTHES WASHERS MANUFAC24 TURED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2015.— 

25 Not later than December 31, 2011, the 

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1 Secretary shall publish a final rule deter2 mining whether to amend the standards in 

3 effect for residential clothes washers manu4 factured on or after January 1, 2015. 

5 ‘‘(E) DISHWASHERS.— 

6 ‘‘(i) DISHWASHERS MANUFACTURED

7 ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010.—A dish8 washer manufactured on or after January 

9 1, 2010, shall use not more than— 

10 ‘‘(I) in the case of a standard11 size dishwasher, 355 kWh per year or 

12 6.5 gallons of water per cycle; and 

13 ‘‘(II) in the case of a compact14 size dishwasher, 260 kWh per year or 

15 4.5 gallons of water per cycle. 

16 ‘‘(ii) DISHWASHERS MANUFACTURED

17 ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2018.—Not later 

18 than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall 

19 publish a final rule determining whether to 

20 amend the standards for dishwashers man21 ufactured on or after January 1, 2018.’’. 

22 (d) DEHUMIDIFIERS.—Section 325(cc) of the Energy 

23 Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(cc)) is 

24 amended— 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and before 

2 October 1, 2012,’’ after ‘‘2007,’’; and 

3 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(2) DEHUMIDIFIERS MANUFACTURED ON OR

6 AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2012.—Dehumidifiers manufac7 tured on or after October 1, 2012, shall have an en8 ergy factor that meets or exceeds the following val9 ues: 

Product Capacity (pints/day) 

Minimum 

Energy Factor (liters/ 

kWh) 

Up to 35.00 .................................................................................... 1.35

35.01–45.00 .................................................................................... 1.50

45.01–54.00 .................................................................................... 1.60

54.01–75.00 .................................................................................... 1.70

Greater than 75.00 ......................................................................... 2.5.’’. 

10 SEC. 2. ENERGY STAR PROGRAM. 

11 Section 324A(d)(2) of the Energy Policy and Con12 servation Act (42 U.S.C. 6294a(d)(2)) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 

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