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Battery Chargers and External Power

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The Energy Policy and Conservation 1 Register for Email Updates

Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an The Department is firmly committed to

energy conservation program for I informing the public of developments

major household appliances. Section associated with this rulemaking.

135(c)(4) of the Energy Policy Act of Register to receive email updates on

2005 amended section 325 of EPCA rulemaking for battery chargers and

(42 U.S.C. 6295) by adding subsection external power supplies.

(u) for battery chargers and external

power supplies. Battery chargers are

devices that charge batteries for consumer products, including chargers

embedded in consumer products. External power supplies are devices that

convert household electric current into DC current or lower-voltage AC current

in order to operate consumer products.

Subsection (u) of EPCA directs the Secretary to specify definitions and test

procedures for measuring the energy consumption of battery chargers and

external power supplies, after providing notice and an opportunity for

comment. In establishing these test procedures, the Secretary is directed to

consider existing definitions and test procedures that measure energy

consumption in standby mode and other modes.

In addition, subsection (u) of EPCA directs the Secretary to issue a

determination, by August 8, 2008, whether energy conservation standards

shall be developed for battery chargers and external power supplies. In the

determination, the Department will assess the current and projected market

for battery chargers and external power supplies. This assessment will include

estimates of potential energy savings from technical improvements to battery

chargers and external power supplies and will suggest product classes for

energy conservation standards.

Finally, subsection (u) of EPCA requires that the Department hold a scoping

workshop to discuss and receive comments on plans for developing energy

conservation standards for battery chargers and external power supplies.

As this rulemaking process continues, DOE will post documents here and notify

stakeholders of these updates through its email distribution list. Please register

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Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF5.

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Background

o Battery Charger and External Power Supply excerpts from the Energy

Policy Act of 2005, August 8, 2005 (PDF 205 KB).

o Report to Congress on Appliance Energy Efficiency Rulemakings,

including Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies, January 31,

2006 (PDF 924 KB).

Test Procedure

The test procedure for battery chargers and external power supplies is part of

a rulemaking process establishing test procedures for several products

contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. To facilitate review of the certain

portions of this notice, the Department highlighted the terms 'battery charger'

and 'external power supply' throughout the notice.

o Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, EPACT 2005 Test Procedures, Federal

Register, July 25, 2006. (PDF 580 KB)

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Determination Analysis

o Under development - documents to be posted at a future date

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

BCEPSTP@ee.doe.gov

Mail

Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones

U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program

1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Mailstop EE-2J

Washington, D.C., 20585

Courier

Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones

U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 1J-018

Washington, D.C., 20585

Telephone: 202-586-2945

All comments (electronic and hardcopy) should clearly identify the Docket

number, which is EE-2006-TP-0123 for the test procedure and EE-2006-DET0136 for the determination analysis.

Contact Information

Victor Petrolati

Project Manager

(202) 586-4549

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