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Commercial Clothes Washers

The Department held an informal public

meeting on April 27, 2006, to discuss and

receive comments on issues to be addressed

in the Framework Document for establishing

energy conservation standards for residential

electric and gas ranges and ovens and

microwave ovens, dishwashers, dehumidifiers,

and commercial clothes washers.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

Rulemaking

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers, March

31, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of

Energy (PDF 764 KB). NOTE: The

official version of the Final Rule will be

published in the Federal Register

shortly.

Notice of public workshop and

availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Technical Support Document: Energy

Efficiency Program for Consumer

Products and Commercial and Industrial

Equipment, Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

November 2007

Technical Support Document Analysis

Tools

Public Meetings

Public Meeting on Energy Conservation

Standards for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Produts,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

December 13, 2007

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Energy Conservation Standards for

Commercial Clothes Washers and

Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers,

and Cooking Products, April 27, 2006

Previous Information

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period

Draft Commercial Clothes Washer LCC

Spreadsheet (MS Excel 486 KB)

National Energy Savings and Shipments

Draft Commercial Clothes Washer NES

Spreadsheet (MS Excel 712 KB)

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski, P.E.

Project Manager

(202)586-7463

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Cooking Products

On this page, you will find information on

DOE's energy conservation standards, test

procedures, public meetings, and additional

information pertaining to residential kitchen

ranges, cooktops, ovens, microwave ovens,

dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and cooking

products as well as commercial clothes

washers.

In October 2008, the U.S Department of

Energy (DOE) is proposing to amend the

energy conservation standards for residential

gas kitchen ranges and ovens and microwave

ovens. DOE has tentatively determined that

energy conservation standards for residential

electric kitchen ranges and ovens are not

technologically feasible or economically

justified, and, therefore, is proposing a

"no-standard" standard for these products.

DOE is undertaking this action because the

Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as

amended, prescribes energy conservation

standards for various consumer products and

commercial and industrial equipment, and

requires DOE to determine whether amended,

more stringent, standards would be

technologically feasible and economically

justified, and would save a significant amount

of energy.

In addition, DOE published a Final Rule for

Electric Cooking Products on September 8,

1998, to address the energy conservation

standards for electric cooking products

(including microwave products) and substitute

the term "cooking products" for the current

obsolete term "kitchen ranges and ovens".

This rule became effective on October 8, 1998.

DOE also amended its test procedures for

Kitchen Ranges, Cooktops, Ovens, and

Microwave Ovens which was published on

October 3, 1997.

Prior to these meetings, DOE held an informal

public meeting on April 27, 2006, to discuss

and receive comments on issues to be

addressed in the Framework Document for

establishing energy conservation standards for

residential electric and gas ranges and ovens

and microwave ovens, dishwashers,

dehumidifiers, and commercial clothes

washers.

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Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers, March

31, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of

Energy (PDF 764 KB). NOTE: The

official version of the Final Rule will be

published in the Federal Register

shortly.

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers,

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers;

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

NOPR Technical Support Document for

Consumer Products and Commercial and

Industrial Equipment, Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, and Commercial

Clothes Washers

Technical Support Document Analysis

Tools

Notice of public workshop and

availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Test Procedures

NOPR Test Procedure for Microwave

Ovens, Federal Register, October 17,

2008 (PDF 137 KB)

Kitchen Ranges, Cooktops, Ovens, and

Microwave Ovens Test Procedure Final

Rule, October 3, 1997

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Test Procedure Public Meeting for

Microwave Ovens

NOPR Public Meeting for Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Cooking

Products, and Commercial Clothes

Washers

ANOPR Public Meeting for Residential

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Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, Cooking

Products, and Commercial Clothes

Washers

Framework Document Public Meeting for

Commercial Clothes Washers and

Residential Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers,

and Cooking Products

Additional Information

Final Rule: Energy Conservation

Standards for Electric Cooking Products

(Electric Cooktops, Electric

Self-Cleaning-Ovens, and Microwave

Ovens); Final Rule, Federal Register,

September 8, 1998 (PDF 143 KB)

Cooking Products NOPR Technical

Support Document

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period

Draft Oven LCC Spreadsheet (Excel 1.27

MB)

Draft Cooktops LCC Spreadsheet (Excel

1.25 MB)

Draft Microwave Oven LCC Spreadsheet

(Excel 1.07 MB)

National Energy Savings and Shipments

Draft Cooktop and Oven NES

Spreadsheet (Excel 1.33)

Draft Microwave Oven NES Spreadsheet

(Excel 561 KB)

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski

Program Manager

(202) 586-7463

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Dehumidifiers

On this page, you will find information on

energy conservation standards rulemakings for

residential dehumidifiers. The Energy Policy

and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended,

prescribes energy conservation standards for

various consumer products and commercial

and industrial equipment, and requires the

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to

determine whether amended, more stringent,

standards would be technologically feasible

and economically justified, and would save a

significant amount of energy. The Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA

2007) subsequently prescribed standards for

dehumidifiers. Therefore, DOE is not

proposing standards for dehumidifiers in

2008, but will instead codify the statutory

standards in a final rule.

In addition to the upcoming rulemakings, DOE

also held an informal public meeting on April

27, 2006, to discuss and receive comments on

issues to be addressed in the Framework

Document for establishing energy

conservation standards for residential electric

and gas ranges and ovens and microwave

ovens, dishwashers, dehumidifiers, and

commercial clothes washers.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers, March

31, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of

Energy (PDF 764 KB). NOTE: The

official version of the Final Rule will be

published in the Federal Register

shortly.

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers;

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers;

Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards: Dehumidifiers http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/d...

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Federal Register, November 15, 2007

(PDF 2.8 MB)

Notice of public workshop and

availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Public Meeting

ANOPR Public Meeting

Framework Document Public Meeting

Additional Information

Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period

Draft Dehumidifier LCC Spreadsheet

(Excel 523 KB)

National Energy Saving and Shipments

Draft Dehumidifier NES Spreadsheet

(Excel 688 KB)

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski

Program Manager

(202) 586-7463

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Dishwashers

On this page, you will find information on

energy conservation standards for residential

dishwashers as well as public meeting details

and contact information.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy

conservation standards for various consumer

products and commercial and industrial

equipment, and requires the U.S. Department

of Energy (DOE) to determine whether

amended, more stringent, standards would be

technologically feasible and economically

justified, and would save a significant amount

of energy. The Energy Independence and

Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007)

subsequently prescribed standards for

dishwashers. Therefore, DOE is not proposing

standards for dishwashers in 2008, but will

instead codify the statutory standards in a

final rule.

Under Part B of title III of the Energy Policy

and Conservation Act (EPCA or the Act), the

Final Rule regarding the second round of

energy conservation standards for dishwashers

was scheduled to be published no later than

March 31, 2009.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards

Final Rule for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers, March

31, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of

Energy (PDF 764 KB). NOTE: The

official version of the Final Rule will be

published in the Federal Register

shortly.

NOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers;

Federal Register, October 17, 2008 (PDF

1.1 MB)

ANOPR for Residential Dishwashers,

Dehumidifiers, and Cooking Products,

and Commercial Clothes Washers;

Federal Register, November 15, 2007

Appliances and Commercial Equipment Standards: Dishwashers http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/d...

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(PDF 2.8 MB)

Notice of public workshop and

availability of Framework Document,

Federal Register, March 27, 2006 (PDF

70 KB)

NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Technical Support Document

Analysis Tools

Rulemaking Framework for Commercial

Clothes Washers and Residential

Dishwashers, Dehumidifiers, and

Cooking Products, March 15, 2006 (PDF

402 KB)

Public Meetings and Meeting

Materials

NOPR Public Meeting

ANOPR Public Meeting

Framework Document Public Meeting

Additional Information

Draft Dishwasher LCC Spreadsheet

(Excel 1.05 MB)

Draft Dishwasher NES Spreadsheet

(Excel 800 KB)

Final Rule: Test Procedure for

Dishwashers, Federal Register, August

29, 2003 (PDF 157 KB)

Concept Summary for Dishwasher Test

Procedure (PDF 7 KB)

Review of Survey Data to Support

Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher Test

Procedure, report by Arthur D. Little,

Inc. (PDF 118 KB)

Addendum to the Arthur D. Little, Inc.

report, "Review of Survey Data to

Support Revisions to DOE's Dishwasher

Test Procedure," March 5, 2002 (PDF

1.2 MB)

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Test

Procedures for Dishwashers, Federal

Register, September 3, 2002 (PDF 127

KB)

Final Rule; Correction: Energy

Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Test Procedure for

Dishwashers; Correction, Federal

Register, May 1, 2002 (PDF 52 KB)

Final Rule: Energy Conservation

Program for Consumer Products: Test

Procedure for Dishwashers, Federal

Register, December 18, 2001 (PDF 84

KB)

Final Rule — Energy Conservation

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Procedure for Clothes Washers and

Reporting Requirements for Clothes

Washers, Clothes Dryers, and

Dishwashers; August 27, 1997.

Contact Information

Stephen Witkowski

Program Manager

(202) 586-7463

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