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Residential Pool Heaters

This page describes rulemaking activities and

regulations regarding energy efficiency for residential

pool heaters.

Statutory Authority

Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA) (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.) established the

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products

Other than Automobiles, covering major household

appliances including water heaters and home heating

equipment. Subsequent amendments expanded title III

of EPCA to include additional consumer products and

certain commercial and industrial equipment, including

residential pool heaters. (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.)

Furthermore, the National Appliance Energy

Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA) amended EPCA by

establishing energy conservation standards for

residential water heaters, "direct heating equipment"

(replacing the term "home heating equipment"

previously used in EPCA), and pool heaters

(collectively referred to as the residential heating

products), as well as requirements for determining

whether these standards should be amended. (42

U.S.C. 6295(e)(1) through (4))

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now initiating

the first rulemaking to review and amend energy

conservation standards for residential pool heaters

under section 325(e)(4)(A) of EPCA. Information on

that rulemaking can be found below, under

"Rulemakings Under Development." Documentation

and materials associated with a prior rulemaking on

pool heater testing procedures can also be found

below.

Rulemakings Under Development

Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) Describing the

Preliminary Activities and Analyses

Framework

Previous Federal Register Notices and

Documents

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Test Procedures for Furnaces/Boilers,

Vented Home Heating Equipment, and Pool

Heaters; Final Rule, Federal Register, 62 FR

26140, May 12, 1997 (PDF 304 KB) Download

Adobe Reader.

Contact Information

Mohammed Khan

Project Manager for Heating Products

(202) 586-7892

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Residential Heating Products

Notice of Public Meeting

Describing the Preliminary

Activities and Analyses

This page presents information on the

preliminary analyses conducted as part of the

current energy conservation standards

rulemaking for residential heating products.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is

required to publish a final rule amending

energy conservation standards for residential

water heaters, direct heating equipment, and

pool heaters, no later than March 31, 2010.

DOE held a framework public meeting on

January 16, 2007, to discuss its preliminary

analysis approaches and issues. This notice

of public meeting (NOPM) announces: (1) an

informal public meeting to discuss and

receive comments on the product classes that

DOE analyzed for purposes of amending

energy conservation standards for certain

residential heating products; (2) the

analytical framework, models, and tools that

DOE is using to evaluate standards for these

products; (3) the results of preliminary

analyses performed by DOE for these

products; and (4) the potential energy

conservation standard levels derived from

these analyses that DOE could consider for

these products. DOE is publishing this NOPM

to announce the availability of the preliminary

technical support document, which details the

preliminary analyses, discusses the comments

on the framework document, and summarizes

the preliminary results. In addition, DOE is

announcing a public meeting to solicit

feedback from interested parties on its

analytical framework, models, and

preliminary results.

DOE's comment period for the Heating

Products preliminary activities and analyses

of the rulemaking is open until 12:00 am

EDT March 16, 2009.

Some of the following documents are

available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download

Acrobat Reader.

Energy Conservation Standards for

Residential Water Heaters, Direct

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Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters:

Notice of Public Meeting and

Availability of the Preliminary Technical

Support Document, Federal Register,

74 FR 1643, January 13, 2009 (PDF 93

KB)

Preliminary Technical Support

Document

Preliminary Analytical Tools

Public Meeting

How to Submit Comments

All comments submitted must identify the

Residential Heating Products Rulemaking, the

docket number, and regulatory information

number (RIN).

Energy Conservation Standard

Rulemaking for Residential Heating

Products: Docket Number EERE-2006-

BT-STD-0129 and Regulatory

Information Number (RIN)

1904–AA90.

Comments may be submitted using any of the

following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal:

http://www.regulations.gov/

Follow the instructions for submitting

comments.

E-mail:

Energy conservation standard rule:

ResWaterDirectPoolHtrs@ee.doe.gov.

Please be sure to include docket

number EERE-2006-BT-STD-0129 and

RIN 1904–AA90 in the subject line of

the message.

Postal Mail:

Ms. Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

Public Meeting for Residential Water

Heaters, Direct Heating Equipment, and

Pool Heaters, EERE-2006-BT-STD-0129

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Mailstop EE-2J

Washington, DC 20585-0121

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

Please submit one signed paper

original.

Hand Delivery/Courier:

Ms. Brenda Edwards

U.S. Department of Energy

Building Technologies Program

950 L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20024

Telephone: (202) 586-2945

Please submit one signed paper

original.

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Residential Heating Products

Public Meeting to Discuss the

Preliminary Analyses in the

Energy Conservation

Standards Rulemaking

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is

holding an informal public meeting to discuss

and receive comments on: (1) the product

classes that DOE analyzed for purposes of

amending energy conservation standards for

certain residential heating products; (2) the

analytical framework, models, and tools that

DOE is using to evaluate standards for these

products; (3) the results of preliminary

analyses performed by DOE for these

products; and (4) the potential energy

conservation standard levels derived from

these analyses that DOE could consider for

these products. This public meeting is also

providing DOE with an opportunity to respond

to questions from interested parties.

For more information, please visit the Notice

of Public Meeting Web page.

The following documents are available as

Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Meeting Materials

Energy Conservation Standards for

Residential Water Heaters, Direct

Heating Equipment, and Pool Heaters:

Notice of Public Meeting and

Availability of the Preliminary Technical

Support Document, Federal Register,

74 FR 1643, January 13, 2009 (PDF 93

KB)

Public Meeting Presentation (Coming

DATE: February 9, 2009

TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET

LOCATION:

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Room 1E-245

Washington, DC 20585

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Contact Information

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Project Manager for Heating Products

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