U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

PUBLIC MEETING ON ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR 

RESIDENTIAL CLOTHES DRYERS AND ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS 

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 receive comments on the Notice of Public 

Meeting (NOPM) and the analyses presented 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, Introductions, 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 their key issues regarding the 

preliminary analyses, methods, data, and results. 

 

 10:00-11:00 am Engineering Analysis 

Judith Reich 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the market and 

technology assessment, screening analysis, and engineering 

analysis, and a characterization of the results. 

 11:00-11:15 am Break 

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 11:15 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 Analysis, Markups for Equipment Price 

Determination, and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 

Alex Lekov 

Summary presentation and discussion 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 discussion regarding the 

approach used and factors considered for the shipments 

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

characterization of the results. 

 2:30-3:00 pm Trial Standard Levels and Preliminary Manufacturer 

Impact Analysis 

Alex Lekov and Constantin von Wentzel 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding trial 

standard levels, and the approach used and factors 

considered for the preliminary manufacturer impact 

analysis. 

 3:00-3:15 pm Break 

 3:15-3:45 pm Manufacturer Impact Analysis 

Jeff Kingman 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach to be used and factors to be considered for the 

manufacturer impact analysis. 

 3:45-4:00 pm Utility Impact Analysis, Employment Impact Analysis, 

Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact 

Analysis 

Alex Lekov 

Summary presentation and discussion regarding the 

approach to be used and factors to be considered for the 

utility, employment, environmental, and regulatory 

analyses. 

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 4:00-4:25 pm Discussion of Other Issues 

 Doug Brookman 

Open forum to discuss any remaining 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 

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