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## Distribution Transformers The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an energy conservation program for major household appliances. The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978 amended EPCA to add Part C of Title III, which established an energy conservation program for certain industrial equipment. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 amended EPCA to add certain commercial equipment, including distribution transformers. The Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program conducts the program that develops equipment energy conservation standards and has overall responsibility for rulemaking activities for distribution transformers in fulfillment of the law. The first step in developing energy conservation standards was the Secretarial determination in 1997 that, "Based on its analysis of the information now available, the Department has determined that energy conservation standards for transformers appear to be technologically feasible and economically justified, and are likely to result in significant savings" 62 FR 54809 (October 22, 1997). The Department is currently conducting two rulemakings for Distribution Transformers: an energy conservation standard and a test procedure. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader

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### Energy Conservation Standard

l Draft Analyses for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR)

l Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

l Draft Analyses Published

l Framework Document ( PDF 108 KB )


### Test Procedure

l Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

l Notice of Limited Reopening of the Record for Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers , June 23, 1999

l Proposed Rule Test Procedures , November 12, 1998

### Determination Analysis

l Notice and Supporting Documentation 

### Public Meetings and Meeting Materials

l Energy Conservation Standard ANOPR Public Meeting

l Energy Conservation Standard ANOPR Internet Webcast

l Test Procedure SNOPR Public Meeting

l Framework Document Public Meeting


### How to Submit Comments You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or by courier. Wherever possible, comments in the electronic format should carry the electronic signature of the author. Absent an electronic signature, comments submitted electronically must be followed and authenticated by submitting a signed original paper document.
Email: TransformerANOPRComment@ee.doe.gov for the energy conservation standard DistTransformersTP

- SNOPR@ee.doe.gov for the test procedure
Mail : Ms. Brenda Edwards

- Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE

- 2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20585

- 0121.
Courier : Ms. Brenda Edwards

- Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J

- 018, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, 20585. Telephone: 202

- 586

- 2945. All comments (electric and hardcopy) should clearly identify the Docket number, which is EE

- RM/STD

- 00

- 550 for the energy conservation standard, and EE

- TP

- 98

- 550 for the test procedure. The deadline for submitting comments is November 9, 2004, for the energy conservation standard and November 8, 2004, for the test procedure.


### Contact Information Antonio Bouza Project Manager for Distribution Transformer Energy Conservation Standards (202) 586

- 4563 or Cyrus Nasseri Project Manager for Distribution Transformer Test Procedures (202) 586

- 9138

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