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EPACT 2005 Test

Procedures

The US. Department of Energy New air conditioner standards published a Final Rule (PDF 566 go into effect January 23, 2006

Information Resources 1^) on January 22, 2001, which Learn more about what this means amends the existing energy for Consumers (PDF 51 KB).

Notices & Rules conservation standards for Download Adobe Reader.

central air conditioners and heat

Priority Setting pumps. The regulation, which

2006 Schedule Setting becomes effective January 23, 2006, raises the SEER value by 30 percent to

13 SEER. DOE had promulgated a 12 SEER standard in 2002 (PDF 383 KB),

Public Workshops & but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the Department

Hearings had done so improperly. See the Press Release.

State Petitions A technical amendment to incorporate the SEER and HSPF standards for all

Useful Links classes of air conditioners was published on August 17, 2004 (PDF 80 KB).

Commercial Equipment Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

Residential Products Download Acrobat Reader.

Battery Chargers &

External Power Supplies Notke of Proposed Ruemaking

flrl I A (rd tnrrV e The Department will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 23,

V vt Pur pV 2006, to discuss proposed amendments to the test procedure for

Clothes Dryers residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. The proposal

Clothes Washers implements test procedure changes for small-duct, high velocity

Cooking Products systems, multiple-split systems, two capacity units, and updates

references to the standards. Proposed Rule, Federal Register, July 20, Dehumidifiers 2006, (PDF 320 KB)

Dishwashers

Furnaces & Boilers Test Procedure

Fluorescent Lamp • Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedure Ballasts for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Final Rule,

Fluorescent & Federal Register, October 11, 2005, (PDF 2.1 MB)

Incandescent Lamps

Plumbing Products Previous Workshop Materia

Pool Heaters

o Central Air Conditioner Test Procedure Public Workshop: A Technical

Refrigerators & Freesers DIscussion on New Defaults for C - (PowerPoint 1.31 MB)

Room Air Conditioners [NOTE: If you are using Internet Explorer 5.0 or above this link will open the presentation

Small Duct, High Velocity in the slide show format. If you are using Netscape choose the Open' option after clicking

Air Conditioners on the link then hit "F5' to view the slide show once the application has opened.]

Water Heaters • Draft Agenda

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity

(SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Engineering Analysis (PDF 751

KB)

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity

(SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Calculator (MS Excel 1.4 MB)

- These spreadsheets show how DOE generated cost-efficiency curves

for SDHV systems. Introduction on sheet one.

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity

(SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis

(PDF 214 KB)

o Draft Residential Central Air Conditioner, Small Duct, High Velocity

 EE-RM/TP-02-002 COMMENT 10.1
(SDHV) Systems Standards Rulemaking: Life Cycle Cost (LCC)

Spreadsheet ( eJl.5Mt3) - LCC spreadsheets perform

calculations to determine LCC and payback periods. The LCC

spreadsheets operate in Excel 2000; includes LCC (Sample CaIc) sheet

and LCC (Simulation) sheet with Excel add-on Crystal Ball.

• Draft Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test

Procedure: Background Briefing Materials (Powerpoint 1.2 MB) - What

parts of the DOE AC&HP Test Procedure and related CFR Sections should

be (re-)evaluated as part of a limited-scope proposed rulemaking?

Issues for comment include: cyclic degradation coefficient default,

testing options, alternative rating methods, etc.

o Small Duct, High Velocity (SDHV) System Standards and Residential

Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure: Presentation

Slides (PDF 1.3 MB) - These slides will be presented at the December

13, 2002, public workshop.

Federafi Regster Documents

o Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test

Procedure for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps,

Federal Register, October 11, 2005 (Pf2JJi)

• Final Rule: Finding of No Significant Impact, Notice: Central Air

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation Standards, Federal

Register, January 22, 2001 (PDF 566 KB)

• Final Rule: Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products;

Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation

Standards, Federal Register, May 23, 2002 (PDF 383 KB)

o Finding of No Significant Impact for Amended Energy Conservation

Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps,

Federal Register, May 23, 2002 (PDF 26 KB)

Previous Federal Register Documents related to the Upplemental Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (issued July 25, 2001)

Technkall Support Document

The Technical Support Document (TSD) supports the rulemaking analyses by

describing the assumptions and methodology and by presenting the

engineering and economic results in greater breadth and depth. The TSD for

the Final Rule includes all sections supporting the July 25, 2001, supplemental

proposed rule plus the following additions which revise previous information:

o Title (PDF 65 KB)

o Table of Contents (PDF 193 KB)

o Appendix M: Revised Utility Impacts Analysis and Environmental

Assessment (PDF 227 KB)

Please note that Appendix M includes tables and figures supplementing those

in TSD Chapter 11 and Appendices H and J.

To view the July 25, 2001 TSD and the Regulatory Impact Analysis, go to

SNOPR TSD.

If you have any comments or if you encounter any problems while using these

spreadsheets and documents, please contact Michael G. Raymond at (202)

586-9611 or email at rnichael.raymond@hq.doe.gov.

Previous Rues and Documents

Public Hearing Regarding Energy Efficiency Standards for Central Air

was held on Tuesday, October 2, 2001.

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